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Our Surroundings
Course Book
Page 4
Question 1
The things in the picture are: house, trees, clouds, water, grass, flowers, boy, dog and ball.

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tree – yes boy – yes
tree – yes girl – yes
plant, girl – yes deer – yes
plant – yes human being – yes
plant, cheetah – yes girl – yes

Page 7
(The similarities between plants and animals are given in between the two circles. The differences
between plants and animals are given in the individual circles. The students should explain the
differences with the help of the given picture.)

Page 8
Non-living things – Tables
They don’t need food and water.
None of the tables will grow.
They can’t produce baby tables.
Non – living.

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Think & discuss

Question 1
The living and non-living things are interdependent because one cannot exist without the other. A
basic example would be, plants and animals need water for their existence and plants are essential
for rains. Living things need non - living things to survive. Without food, water and air, living things
die. Plants need water from the soil, air and sunlight to make their own food. The excreta of animals
and the decaying organisms make the soil fertile.
(Similar examples can be given further. Please make sure the examples are relevant and correct.)
Question 2
The balloon doesn’t grow on its own and it doesn’t satisfy the other conditions such as need of food,
air & water for survival, reproduction and response to changes for it to be categorised as a living
thing.
Question 3

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(This question leads to an interesting discussion. Therefore, please initiate a discussion in the
classroom and ask the students to respond with their answers and the reasons to justify their
answers.)

There are basically two types of things: living and non-living. Non-living things have no life at all
and hence can be termed as ‘never alive’. On the other hand, the living things can be further
categorised as ‘alive (living)’ and ‘once alive (once living)’. In this case, the fallen leaves were once a
part of a living tree. They were once living, but now non – living. Therefore, the second girl is
correct.

(The teacher can give more relevant examples, to make the students understand this concept in a
better manner. Some examples can be human hair, snail’s shell, dried plants, dead animals etc., An
activity related to this concept is given in Page 7 of the Activity Book.)

Activity Book

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Does Does this Does this Living /
Does this Does this
this need food respond to Non-living
need air? reproduce?
grow? & water? changes? thing
butterfly yes yes yes yes yes living
bus no no no no no non-living
monkey yes yes yes yes yes living
moon no no no no no non-living
tree yes yes yes yes yes living
robot no no no no no non-living

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Question 1
 ✓  ✓ ✓
 ✓  ✓ 
✓  ✓  ✓

Question 2
respiration - 3 response - 4 growth - 1 death – 2
reproduction - 7 movement - 6 need food and water - 5

Page 6
Question 1
(The student should colour only the living things in the aquarium. The living things in the aquarium
are snail, fish and plants. The student can choose any colour of his / her choice.)

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Question 2
clouds Sun mountains snow water soil air
(not visible)

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O A N O

N A O N

A O N O

A O A O

A N A N

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Living things Non –living things
hens Natural Manmade
cock Sun fence, bird perch
duck cloud house
mice water collar, bell
cow bricks

goats hook, rabbit house

dog basket
cat tub
rabbit hat, clothes
tree, grass, plants,
flower
butterfly
man

Project
(The students should collect some pictures of living and non-living things from newspapers &
magazines and make a poster with the necessary information. Guide the students in completing the
project by giving preliminary information on where to get the material and how to categorise it.
Please make sure that the presentations are made by the students. The project work has to be
corrected by the end of the lesson.)

Page 9
Question 1
Jar available to the lizard
A air

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B air and water

Inference: The lizard in the jar D will survive for a longer period of time.

Question 2
2nd graph

Page 10
Question 1
(The students should connect the dots from ‘A’ to ‘Z’ in sequence and colour the picture. The extinct
animal is the dinosaur.)

Workbook
Page 4
Question 1
m (mango) o (orange) v (van) e (eagle) - move
g (globe) r (rat) o (owl) w (whistle) - grow
f (flowers) e (elephant) e (eggs) l (lion) - feel
d (dog) i (ice cream) e (eight) - die

Question 2
plants birds animals / humans

(Note: Animals lay eggs or give birth to babies. So please don’t conclude that birds are the only
animals that lay eggs. Some other animals also lay eggs, for examples crocodile, lizard etc.)

Page 5
Question 1
Hemant is a living thing who grow day by day. Hence his last year clothes do not fit. Whereas the
doll is non-living thing and doesn’t grow at all.

Question 2
basic needs – Air, water and food are the basic needs of living things. Some living things need
shelter also.
growth – All living things grow. Plants grow throughout their life whereas animals grow for a
certain period.
reproduction - Some animals lay eggs while some give birth to babies. Plants reproduce through
roots, stems, leaves and seeds.
response - All living things respond to changes. For example, plants grow towards light and
animals try to escape from danger.
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cells - All living things are made up of cells.
death - All living things die after they complete their span of life.

Page 6
Question 1
movement response
(Any other answer can be considered correct, if explained logically.)

Question 2
The tree, the bird and the squirrel are living things.
The Sun, the clouds, the house, the rope, the tyre and the wooden steps are non-living things.
The Sun and the clouds are the natural non-living things.
The house, the rope, the tyre and the wooden steps are manmade non-living things.

Page 7
Question 1
Similarities
• Plants and animals grow.
• They need air to breathe.
• They need water.
• They respond to changes.
• They produce young ones.
• They are made up of cells.
• They die after living for some time.

Differences
• Plants are generally green in colour whereas animals are of different colours.
• Green plants make their own food whereas animals depend on plants and other animals for food.
• Plants cannot move from one place to another whereas animals can move.
• Plants grow throughout their life whereas animals grow only for a certain period.

Question 2
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b

Page 8
Question 1
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F

Question 2
b

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Question 3
1. breathe 2. make 3. food 4. surroundings

Question 4

Our Surroundings

living things non-living things

plants animals natural manmade

Page 9
Question 1
bear teddy bear
living non-living
air breathe
food, water doesn’t need
grow will not
move cannot, own
babies cannot produce
die not

Question 2
Any three of the below reasons can be considered correct.
1. We also need air, water and food to survive.
2. We grow.
3. We reproduce.
4. We respond to changes.
5. We also die.

Page 10
Question 1
Non–living things: clock, curtain, rod, picture frames, books, drawer, sofa, plant pots, clothes,
shoes, eyeglasses, hairclips, carpet, food bowl, the Sun, the clouds
Things that can move on their own: children, rabbit, kitten, dog, birds
Things that are alive: children, rabbit, kitten, dog, birds, plants & trees inside & outside the house

Question 2

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All these objects can fly.

Question 3
A and D are living things whereas B and C are non-living things.

A & D can fly on their own.

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1. Our environment is made up of living and non-living things.

2. The thing that needs food, water and air is called a living thing. (The examples may vary from
student to student. For example: man, lion, girl, mint plant, banyan tree, giraffe, goat, lotus plant
etc.)

3. The thing that does not need food, water and air is called a non-living thing. (The examples may
vary from student to student. For example: book, computer, Sun, rocks, bus, cycle, water etc.)

4. (The examples may vary from student to student.)

5. Sun, water, soil, air, clouds, rainbow etc.

6. Plants reproduce through leaves, stems, roots and seeds.

7. Living things are made up of cells.