Discuss (Page 64)
Which of the animals shown on page 63 have you seen before? Describe where and how you saw them. Use your fingers, hands, and arms to show how small or big these animals are!
Q1: Which of the animals shown on page 63 have you seen before?
Ans: I have seen frogs, elephants, squirrels, ants, caterpillars, butterflies, moths, and earthworms.
Q2: Describe where and how you saw them.
Ans:
- Frogs: I saw them near a pond in my neighborhood.
- Elephants: I saw them in a wildlife sanctuary during a school trip.
- Squirrels: I often see them in the park near my home.
- Ants: I see them in the garden and inside my house.
- Caterpillars: I found them on plants in the garden.
- Butterflies: I see them flying around flowers in the garden.
- Moths: I see them near lights in my house at night.
- Earthworms: I found them in the soil while gardening.
Activity 1
Pick up a little soil near your plant friend with your hands.
- How does it look and feel?
- Is it dry, damp, rough, smooth, hard or grainy?
- Did you find any leaves or insects in the soil?
- Now smell this soil and remember it.
Discuss (Page 66)
Disuss
Q1: In the monsoons, you may find many more plants and animals around. Where did these new plants and animals come from? Why could you not see them earlier?
Ans: These new plants grow from seeds that were dormant, and animals like insects emerge due to the rain and humidity. We couldn’t see them earlier because the dry conditions weren’t suitable for their growth and activity.
Activity 2
Instructions: Stand near your plant friend and look around. How many different animals can you spot? Describe them in words and fill in the table. You may use the given pictures if needed.
Ans:
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Different birds, different sounds
- Recall the bird sounds you have listened to. Try to produce the sounds that different birds make.
- Now try to write down in the following table the sound of any birds you have heard.
Ans:Let us reflect (Page 70)
A. Discuss
Q1: What was the colour and texture of the two soil specimens that you collected during the previous activity? In which month did you pick them up? Did they smell different and can you describe the smells?
Ans: The dry soil was light brown and felt rough and grainy, while the wet soil was dark brown and felt smooth and damp. I collected them in the month of July. The dry soil had a faint earthy smell, while the wet soil had a stronger, fresh earthy smell.
Q2: During which month did fresh new leaves appear on the plant that you were observing?
Ans: Fresh new leaves appeared on the plant in the month of March.
Q3: Which animals, birds, and insects did you notice around plants?
Ans: I noticed squirrels, butterflies, ants, caterpillars, and birds like sparrows and crows around the plants.
Q4: Recall and write about how animals, birds, and insects rely on plants. Which one was your favourite example?
Ans: Animals, birds, and insects rely on plants for food, shelter, and nesting. For example, squirrels eat fruits and use tree hollows to rest. My favourite example is butterflies drinking nectar from flowers.
Q5: What is soil made up of?
Ans: Soil is made up of tiny pieces of rocks, old leaves, roots, stems, and living and dead animals like insects.
B. Write
Q1: Names of two animals that you observed near or on plants. Describe the shape, size, and colours of these animals.
Ans:
- Squirrel: Small, with a bushy tail, grey fur, and white underbelly.
- Butterfly: Medium-sized, with colourful wings in shades of yellow and black.
Q2: Guess why these animals were staying near these plants.
Ans: Squirrels stay near plants for food and shelter, while butterflies stay near plants to drink nectar from the flowers.
Q3: What other interesting things did you notice about these animals?
Ans: I noticed that squirrels are very agile and quick in their movements, and butterflies have a delicate way of flapping their wings while hovering around flowers.
C. Draw
Remember you wrote about your plant friend. Now try and draw your plant friend. Use different coloured small dots in your drawing to show the places where you spotted animals, birds, or insects.
Ans: [This requires drawing, so the description has been instead.] Draw the plant with green leaves and show different coloured small dots where you spotted animals like squirrels, butterflies, and ants.
D. Put in order
One day Suma found a caterpillar on a tagar plant. She found it interesting. She observed it for about 10 minutes. It was eating tender leaves continuously. Her mother came close to her. She guided her to observe the caterpillar each day. Suma became more curious. Consult an elder person and organise the following changes in order.
1. The caterpillar formed a cocoon.
2. One day it stopped eating.
3. It came out of the cocoon.
4. Now it was a butterfly.
5. It flew away gently.
Ans:
- One day it stopped eating.
- The caterpillar formed a cocoon.
- It came out of the cocoon.
- Now it was a butterfly.
- It flew away gently.