SMART SKILLS

2016-2017

SCIENCE VI
 Chapter No. Title of the chapter

1 Food- where does it come from?

2 Components of food
3 Fibre to fabric
4 Sorting materials into groups
5 Separation of substances
6 Changes around us
7 Getting to know plants
8 Body movements
9 The living organisms and their surroundings
10 Motion and measurement of distances
11 Light, shadows and reflection
12 Electricity and circuits
13 Fun with magnets
14 Water
15 Air around us
16 Garbage in, garbage out

SYLLABUS

TERM I

S. No. Chapter no. Title of the chapter Month

1. 1 Food- where does it come from?
2. 2 Components of food
3. 4 Sorting materials into groups April – May
4. 10 Motion and measurement of distances
 5. 13 Fun with magnet July - August
6. 7 Getting to know plants
7. 16 Fibre and Fabric EVS
8. 3 Garbage in and out EVS

TERM II
1. 5 Separation of substances
2. 11 Light, shadows and reflection October-November
3. 9 The living organisms and their
surroundings
3. 6 Changes around us
5. 12 Electricity and circuits
6. 8 Body movements December-January
7. 14 Water EVS
8. 15 Air around us EVS

Syllabus 2015-2016
Science
Class VI
Term I
April – May
Food – Where does it come from?
Food variety, food materials and sources, plant parts and animal products as food,
classification of animals on the basis of their food habits.

Activities
1. Role play on food chain.
2. Collect pictures of food items eaten by people of different regions and stick them
on the map of India.
3. Germination of seeds – Every child would make an assortment of sprouts and a
day would be allotted to the class when they would bring the same as tiffin.
4. Observe the plants around you to find out their edible parts.

Components of food
What do different food items contain, test for presence of starch, protein and fats,
balanced diet, deficiency diseases.
Activities
1. To bring various food items from home and test the same for the presence of
protein, fats or starch.
2. Group work – make flash cards showing the cause, symptoms and cure for
various deficiency diseases.
3. Online games
Fibre to Fabric – By project method/E.V.S.
Collect samples of at least five different types of fibres.
Cut each fibre into a sample size of 2” x 2”.
Study the properties of each fibre (hardness, luster, absorption of water, speed of
drying, size of pores, and effect of heating.)

Sorting materials into groups

Objects around us, properties of materials, (appearance, hardness, solubility, etc)
Activities
1. To observe the things kept on the table for a minute. Recollect the names of the
items shown and then classify them into different states of matter on the basis of
differences between them.
2. Activities to demonstrate diffusion, magnetism, luster, solubility, transparency
and conductivity. The students would also be taught to use materials
judiciously.
3. Preparing a saturated solution of sugar and observe the effect on solubility with
an increase or decrease in temperature.
4. Online games

July – August

Motion and measurement of distances

Story of transport, some measurements, standard units of measurement,
measurement of length, types of motion.

Activities
1. To measure the length of given objects using scientific measures and
rough estimation.
2. Story telling on Neolithic age man’s use of measures.
3. Learning the correct way to use a ruler.
4. Measurement of the lengths of regular and irregular figures.
5. Use of simple toys to observe the types of motion exhibited by the
objects.

Fun with magnets

Discovery of magnets, magnetic and non-magnetic substances, properties of a
magnet, testing magnets, uses of magnets, care of magnets.

Activities
1. Sorting magnetic and non-magnetic materials using a doll with magnetic
hands.
2. Making toys move using magnets.
3. Magnetising an iron nail using single touch method.
4. To observe the correct way of storing magnets.
5. To play some games with magnets.
Getting to know plants
Herbs, shrubs and trees, stem, roots, leaf, flower

Activities
1. Collect leaves showing different kinds of venation, dry them and stick them
on the worksheet.
2. A trip to school garden to observe the various pats of the plant.
3. Identify the parts of a flower.

October – November

Separation of substances
Pure substances and mixtures, physical methods of separation, separation using
more than one method, solubility in water.

Activities
1. Demonstration of methods of separation of mixtures (sublimation, filtration,
separating funnel, loading etc.)

Light, shadows and reflection

Transparent, translucent and opaque objects, luminous and non luminous objects,
shadows, pin hole camera, mirrors, reflection.

Activities
1. To observe samples of transparent, translucent and opaque objects.
2. Shadow play – Make different shadows on a wall using the concept of
shadows.
3. To observe the different types of shadows formed at different times of the
day.
4. Group work – make a pinhole camera and observe its working.

Living organisms and their surroundings

Organisms and their surroundings, habitat and adaptations, different types of
habitat, characteristics of living beings.

Activities
1. Films showing the various types of habitat and how the abiotic and the biotic
components work in harmony to ensure balance in nature.

Changes around us
Causes and effects of changes, reversible and irreversible changes, other types of
changes (physical, chemical, slow, fast, desirable and undesirable changes),
expansion on heating.
Activities
1. To show the difference between a reversible and an irreversible change.
 2. Differentiate between a physical and a chemical change.
3. Each student will be asked to get his/her 2 photos – one recent and one when
he/she was an infant and compare.
4. Newspaper cuttings of desirable /undesirable changes.

December – January

Electricity and circuits

Electric cell, electric circuit, electric switch, electrical conductors and insulators.

Activities
1. To observe the various components of a simple circuit.
2. An experiment to test whether the given material is an insulator or conductor.
3. Making a switch using drawing pins, a safety pin and wires.
4. To be able to identify a fused bulb.
5. To observe the MCB and be able to fix a blown fuse.

Body movements
Human body and its movements, different types of joints in the body, gait of
animals.

Activities
1. A visit to the biology laboratory to observe the human skeletal system and
the use of various joints in the same.
2. Making a paper model of a bird to study the upstroke and down stroke
movement.
3. Observe specimens of snail, earthworm, frog etc., to understand their
locomotion.
 Chapter – 1

Chapter – 1
Food- Where does it come from?
Notes

Edible part plants :

a. Roots - Turnip, radish, carrot_______
b. Stems - Sugarcane, lotus, potato,________
c. Leaves - Spinach, lettuce, cabbage_______
d. Flowers - Cauliflower, pumpkin flowers,______
e. Seeds - Cereals, mustard,_______
f. Fruits-banana, brinjal,________

Functions of food:
1. It provides us energy to do all the activities.
2. It is needed for growth and reproduction.
3. It is needed for the repairing of damaged cells.
4. It keeps us healthy and enables us to fight against diseases.

Classification of animals on the basis of their food habits:

a. Herbivores - ______________________________________________________
eg.____________________________
b. Carnivores - _______________________________________________________
eg._____________________________
c. Omnivores _________________________________________________________
eg._________________________________

Write an activity to prepare sprouts:

Aim -_______________________________________________________________________
Materials required - __________________________________________________________
Procedure- ________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Observation - ____________________________________________________________
Conclusion - _____________________________________________________________
Precautions -_____________________________________________________________
 Food: Where does it come from?
Assignment 1.1

Q.1. Write down the source of the following food items:

Food item Source

Milk Animal
Eggs
Rice
Curd
Mango
Butter
Sprouts

Q.2. List the parts of the following plants which can be used as food :
a) Mustard plant b) Banana plant
c) Coconut tree d) Lotus plant
e) Groundnut

Q.3. Classify the following animals as herbivores, carnivores or omnivores :

Cow, tiger, dog, deer, giraffe, fox, bear, crow, human being, butterfly, elephant,
horse, cheetah
Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores

Q.4. Complete the following table :

Food item Ingredients Source

Palak paneer Paneer Animal
Palak
Water
Oil
Salt
Spices
Aloo parantha

Kheer
 Chapter – 1
Food: Where does it come from?
Assignment 1.2

Q.1. Are all plants edible? Name two plants which are inedible.
Q.2. Your mother wants to make sprout salad for a party. Can you help her obtain
healthy sprouts? Which seeds can you use for the same?
Q.3. How can you classify animals on the basis of their food habits? In which category
would you place yourself and why?
Q.4 We happily discard all those parts of our meal which we do not like. However, there
is a large population of our country which does not have enough to eat. Can you
suggest ways by which you can make food available to all?
Q.5. Why are green plants called producers of food whereas animals are called
consumers?

Fun crossword

Across
1. Many people drink it in the morning with milk or
1 2 3 cream.
4 4. British people drink it at 5 o' clock.
5. Juicy, round fruit with a stone-like seed.
7. You make wine from this fruit.
5 6 8. You make lemonade from this fruit.

Down
7 1. You serve it at birthday parties.
2. You can find them in an aquarium.
8 3. Hens lay it.
5. Meat from a pig.
6. Eve gave one to Adam.
 Food: Where does it come from?
Activity 1
A list of food items is given here , name the states of India, where they are mainly eaten.
(Refer page no. – 82)
FOOD ITEM STATE
Rice
Chapati
Sattu
Idli
Wada
Sambhar
Parantha
Upma
Dokhla
Pulses
Khandavi
Dal bati
Cheela
Rasam
Gattey
Churma
Uthapam
Banana chips

Activity 2
Collect 10 pictures of animals that give us food. Paste it in the space provided.
 Chapter – 2
Components of food

NOTES

All living organisms require food to live. Food comprises of six important nutrients -
carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water. Nutrients are essential to
perform various metabolic activities. The main components of foods are carbohydrates,

protein, fats, vitamins and minerals. These are called nutrients.

Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are also called energy giving food. They are the main source
of energy. They are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The main carbohydrates
found in food are starch and sugars.

Protein: Protein helps in body growth and repairs the tissues so it is also called body
building food. We get protein from milk, eggs, meat, fish and all kinds of pulse. The daily
requirement of protein for adults is 1 gram per kilogram of the body weight. When the body
is building new tissue, more proteins are required, so growing children need more protein.

Fat: Fats are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Butter, ghee, milk, egg-yolk, nuts
and cooking oils are the major sources of fat in our food. An adult needs about 35 g fat every
day. Our body stores the excess energy in the form of fat. This stored fat is used by the body
for producing energy as and when required so fat is considered as energy bank in our body.
Fats are essential for the absorption of vitamins A, D, E and K in the body. Fat in our body
also prevents heat loss from the body surface.

Vitamins: Vitamins are complex organic compounds which are essential for the growth and
maintenance of our body. It does not provide energy. Our body requires vitamins A, C, D, E,
K and B-complex. Our body can make only two vitamins, Vitamins D and K so other
vitamins must be present in our food. The B complex vitamin is a mixture of several water-
soluble vitamins.

Minerals: Minerals are required by our body in very small quantities. Iron, Iodine, calcium,
phosphorus, sodium and potassium are common minerals. The sources of these minerals are
plants and animals.

Dietary fiber: The fibrous indigestible material present in any food is termed as dietary fibre
or roughage. It helps in preventing constipation. It adds bulk to the food and gives a sense of
fullness after the meal. Salad, vegetables, sprouted grains and fruits are the sources of
roughages.

Balanced Diet: The diet which contains all the essential nutrients in the right proportion is
called a balanced diet. The food we eat must have all the nutrients. It should provide the
required energy. Deficiency of one or more nutrients in our food for a long time may cause
certain diseases or disorders called deficiency diseases.
 Components of Food
Assignment 2 .1
Q.1. Fill in the blanks :
a) The food is made up of ________________, __________________, ________________,
______________,____________ and _____________.
b) Green leafy vegetables are good for us because they provide us with ____________
and _____________.
c) Vitamin B and Vitamin C are ________ sensitive vitamins.
d) ______________ are needed for growth and development, and therefore required
more by growing children.
e) Deficiency of ____________ can be treated by sitting in the sun.

Q.2. State true or false. If false, write the correct statement :

a) Balanced diet is very expensive.
Ans. ____________________________________________________________________.
b) To a certain extent body’s water requirement is met by food alone.
Ans. _____________________________________________________________________
c) Fats are body building foods.
Ans. ____________________________________________________________________
d) It is better to eat raw fruits and vegetables than the cooked ones.
Ans. ____________________________________________________________________

Q.3. Classify the following food items according to the major nutrient present in them :
Groundnuts, sweet potato, eggs, wheat, bajra, rice, milk, fish, til, peas, paneer, potato

Carbohydrates Proteins Fats

Q.4. Complete the following table :

Vitamin/Mineral Deficiency disease/ Symptoms Suggested food
disorder items/ ways to cure
disease
Vitamin A Yellow fruits

Iron Anaemia Spinach, apple,

liver
Vitamin D Weak and bent
bones
Iodine Iodised salt, Sea
food
Calcium Bone and tooth
decay
Q.5. Complete the following conversation Sunita had with her teacher :

Sunita : Is water important for our body?

Teacher : Yes, water is very essential for our body.
Sunita : Why is it so important for us?
Teacher : It helps us to absorb various soluble ________________________.
Sunita : Really! But do we retain all the amount of water we drink?
Teacher : No, some amount of water is lost in the form of _______ and
helps in excreting wastes from our body as ________.
Sunita : Oh! Does water has any other function?
Teacher : Yes! It also helps in maintaining our _____________________.
Sunita : If all that is true, then how much water should a person drink?
Teacher : Well, on an average, an adult should drink__________________
of water a day.
Now, I am sure, you have understood the importance of water.
Sunita : Yes, Ma’am! Thank you so much!
 Chapter – 2
Components of Food
Assignment 2 .2
Q.1. Give reasons for the following :
a) Roughage does not give any nutrition but is considered an important component of
food.
b) Eating orange coloured fruits and vegetables is good for us.
c) Excess of fats in our diet is not good for health
d) Peeled vegetables and fruits should not be washed repeatedly after cutting.

Q.2. Answer the following questions briefly :

a) Ashali saw a child begging on the street with a swollen neck. Identify the deficiency disease.
Suggest one simple treatment to help the child.what would happen if a pregnant woman
suffers from this nutrient deficiency.

b) Many diet plans talk about ‘no carbohydrate’ or ‘no fats’ food intake. Do you think it is
healthy? Why/Why not?

Q.3. The food sample leaves an oily stain if it is crushed between folds of a filter paper.
What nutrient does the food sample contain?

Q.4. Why is food cooked? Mention its benefits.

Q.5. Rahul, a student of class VI, due to his misbehavior in school was asked to sit in the
science laboratory during lunch break. While eating his rice pulao, he dropped a
bottle of some chemical solution in his lunch box. The colour of his rice changed to
blue black.
a) Identify the chemical solution.
b) Identify the nutrient present in rice responsible for the colour change.
c) Give two examples of food items containing this nutrient (other than rice).
Q.6. Shreya’s mother was always concerned about her diet.She tried very hard to make it
balanced. But, Shreya is very fond of junk food. She does not eat green vegetables,
pulses etc., regularly. What kind of meal will you plan for such a child.

Q.7. Manu’s mother packed him a large lunch box for the school picnic. But the school
provided the children food. She took permission from his teacher and gave the
packed food for the needy children who were there at the picnic sight. What would
you do if you were in her place?

H.O.T.S
Now that you know so much about food and food groups, why don’t we comprehend the
food pyramid and write about the diagram shown below in a few lines

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Food Group Riddles
I am white. You can drink me. I am in the dairy group.
Who am I? ______________________________
I can sometimes be light brown or white. I have yellow stuff inside me. I am a protein.
Who am I?
I am green or red. I am spicy and hot. I am in the vegetable group.
Who am I? ______________________________
I am yellow and long. I am a fruit. Monkeys eat me.
Who am I? ______________________________
I am green and when you cut me open I am red. You eat me in the summer time. I am a fruit.
Who am I? ______________________________
I am green. I look like a tree. I am a vegetable.
Who am I? _____________________________

Chapter – 2
Components of Food
Activity 1

Aim- To test the presence of fats in various food samples.

Materials Required- A sheet of paper, food items( apple, peanut, raisin, bread, orange,
French fries, almond etc),

Method- Place each item between the folds of the paper and rub slightly.
 Unfold the paper and check if it has turned translucent

Observation- ______________________________________________________________

Diagram-

Result-___________________________________________________________________________

Activity 2

Aim- To test the presence of starch in various food samples.

Materials Required- watch glass or petri dish, dropper, iodine solution, food items

Method- Place each item on the petri dish

Add a drop of iodine on the food item

Observe for any change of color

Observation-
___________________________________________________________________________

Diagram-

Result-___________________________________________________________________________

Activity 3

Aim- To test the presence of proteins in various food samples

Materials Required- Test tubes, test tube holder, food items, copper sulphate solution,
caustic soda solution, dropper, test tube stand.

Method-

1. Take the given food item in a test tube.

 2. Add two drops of copper sulphate solution.
3. Now add 10 drops of caustic soda solution.
4. Shake the test tube well

Observation-

Result-

Activity 4

Stick pictures of food items , essential for a balanced diet

 Chapter – 4
Sorting Materials into Groups
Smart Notes

Classification- Grouping the objects on the basis of their similarities and differences.

Materials are classified on their properties-characteristics of a material such as its

strength,transparency,conduction etc are called its properties
Advantages of classification
Helps in identification of objects
Helps in sorting of objects
Helps in locating things
Makes study of different objects easy and more meaning dull rather than studying them
separately
Helps to understand similarities and differences among objects

Materials can be classified on the basis of

I)Appearance-like Lustre and roughness
Lustre-
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Roughness-
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

II)Density so they can float or sink

Floating –
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Sinking-
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

III)Behaviour towards light like transparent, translucent, opaque

Transparent objects-
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Translucent objects-
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Opaque objects-
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

IV)Solubility –
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

V)compressibility –
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Hard objects
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Soft objects-
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
 Chapter – 4
Sorting Materials into Groups
Assignment 4.1
Q.1. Fill in the blanks :
a) __________ materials do not allow light to pass through them.
b) Sugar dissolves in water, so we say that it is __________ in water.
c) Liquids which mix completely are called _____ liquids.
d) ___________ and ____________ are examples of naturally occurring materials.

Q.2. In the table given below, classify the following substances according to the
given property :
a) Property : Lustre
Substances : Chalk, fresh piece of iron, aluminium foil, silk, steel
b) Property : Hardness
Substances : Wood, cotton, steel, diamond
c) Property : Solubility in water
Substances : Sand, chalk powder, sugar, salt

a). Lustrous Non-lustrous

Fresh piece of iron

b). Hard Soft

c). Soluble Insoluble

Q.3. Match the objects with the kind of materials they can be made up of :
Iron, cement, mud, wood, cotton, marble, silk, steel, nylon, plastic, bricks, glass,
wool, stainless steel, leather, rubber

Objects Materials
a) Cloth
b) Spoon
c) Building
d) Shoe

Q.4. Find the odd one out and give reason for your answer :
a) Spices, soft drinks, chalk, pulses
_____________________________________________
b) Chair, table, bed, flower
_____________________________________________
 Chapter – 4
Sorting Materials into Groups
Assignment 4.2

Q.1. Define the following :

a) Solubility
b) Lustre
c) Classification
d) Saturated solution

Q.2. Differentiate between the following :

a) Miscible and immiscible liquids
b) Transparent, translucent and opaque objects
c) Solute and solvent

Q.3. a) What is classification?

b) Why is classification of objects necessary?
c) On what basis are materials classified?

Q.4. Describe the method used to prepare a saturated solution of sugar in water.

Aim: _____________________________________________________________________
Materials required -________________________________________________________
Theory- A solution in which no more solute can be dissolved at a given temperature is called
a saturated solution. A solute dissolves by taking the empty spaces in the molecules of the
solvent.
Method/ Procedure- -
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Observations -______________________________________________________________
Result - ___________________________________________________________________
Precautions - _______________________________________________________________

H.O.T.S
Give reason for the following :
a) On heating, more solute can be dissolved in a solvent.
b) A piece of sponge becomes heavy when dipped in water.
 c) A metal chair kept in sun becomes hot.
d) Aquatic plants and animals are able to survive in water

Fun time!!

Rearrange the following letters to form meaningful words:

a) LETAM – ________________
b) SSLAG - ________________
c) LASCITP - ________________
d) OQUEAP – ________________
e) BBURER - ________________

Try this-

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Petrol pump attendants close the fuel cap very quickly after filling petrol in vehicles. They do this
because of a property of petrol. Which property of petrol could this be?
a.) It gets converted to a gas very fast.
b.) It attracts too much dust and dirt.
c.) It catches fire very easily in daylight.
d.) It mixes with the paint of the vehicle very easily.

You must have played with balloons. A balloon is made of a certain type of material. Nikhit blows a
balloon and ties it up. Which of the following can pass through the material of this balloon?
a.)Air b.) dust c.) water d.) sound

Police stop a truck at a check post which claims to be carrying sacks of a black water soluble
fertilizer. When the truck is examined , it is found to have sacks of at least four different
materials which the police label W ,X , Y and Z. They suspect that apart from the fertilizer,
the truck is carrying iron filings , gun powder and black powdered wood. They conduct
some tests whose results are as follows:

W X Y Z
Physical form Black lumps Fine black Black pieces Fine black
pieces powder
Dissolves in Yes No No No
water
Attracted to No Yes No No
magnet
Burns when lit No No Yes ,after some Easily,explosively
time
Which of them , if any ,may be gunpowder?
a.) W b.) X c.) Y d.) Z
 Which of these can be used to easily soak and wipe away some milk that has got split on a table?
a.) A bar of soap
b.) a sheet of rubber
c.) a piece of cotton vest
d.) a patch of rain coat

(a) Complete the following table by describing the change of state. The table has been partially
completed to help you.

Change of state Heat added or released

Condensation Released
Liquid →Gas

Evaporation

Melting Added

Solidification
(Freezing)

Sublimation

(b) Match each Description on the left with the correct change of state on the right. You
may use some changes of state more than once.
Term Descriptor

Ice is left out on the counter A. Sublimation

Frost forms on the window on a cold day B. Condensation

Water is left in a freezer C. Evaporation

Melting
Clothes are left out to dry D.

Dry ice is used to create fog E. Solidification

The bathroom mirror gets fogged up after a shower

A pond gets shallower at the end of a long hot summer

 Your hair was wet when you left the house, but dries by the time you get to school

The ice cream you are eating drips down your arm

A full pot of soup fills only half of the pot after simmering for 2 h

Liquid glass cools and hardens

A cold drink is wet on the outside of the glass

Ch- Separation of substances

Smart notes
Two or more components or substances mixed together, in any proportion, are called a
_____________.
Need for separation:
1. To obtain two different but useful components of a mixture.
Eg. __________________________
2. To remove impurities from a mixture.
Eg.______________________________________________
3. To remove non-useful component of a mixture.
Eg._____________________________________

Methods of separation:
a. Hand picking – The method of separating a mixture into its components by hand is
called hand picking. The method is useful when:
1. Quantity of impurity is not large.
2. Can be easily picked up by hand.
3. Have different size, shape or colour.
Eg._____________________________________________________________

b. Threshing – The method of separating grains from stalks by beating the stalk on a
wooden board to free the grain seed is called threshing. It is also done using
bullocks or machines.

c. Winnowing – The method of separating husk or chaff from grain with the help of
_______ is called winnowing. It is used to separate the components of a mixture
when one of the components is ______________ than the other.

d. Sieving – The method of separation of the components of a mixture when the size of
one of the components is __________ than the other, by passing the mixture through
a suitable sieve, is called sieving.
Eg. ________________________________________________________________
 e. Sedimentation and decantation – The process of separating insoluble heavier solids
by adding water to it so that the solid settles down is called sedimentation.
The solid particles that settle down during this process are called ________________.
The process of pouring out the upper liquid/ water without disturbing the
sediments is called_______________.
Eg. ________________________________________________________________
f. Filtration – The process by which two substances (an insoluble solid and liquid) are
separated by passing the mixture through a filtering device is called filtration.
During filtration, the insoluble solid is retained in the filtering device and the liquid
passes through it.
The substance retained is called _______________ and the substance that flows
through the filter paper is called ___________________.
Eg. ________________________________________________________________

g. Evaporation – The process of conversion of water into water vapour (liquid to

vapour state) is called evaporation. This method is used to recover the solid
component that has dissolved in liquid.
Eg. _____________________________________________________________

h. Condensation – The process of conversion of water vapour into water (vapour to

liquid state) is called condensation.
Eg.__________________________________________________________________

A substance that dissolves in a liquid is called a ____________. The substance in which a

solute dissolves is called ___________.
Eg. _______________________________________________________________
Saturated solution – A solution in which no more __________ can be dissolved, at a given
_____________ is called a saturated solution.
Water is known as universal solvent because it can dissolve many substances – solids,
liquids as well as gases.
 Separation of substances
Assignment 5.1
Q.1. Fill in the blanks:
a) Winnowing is used to separate mixtures differing in their ___________.
b) Distillation is based on the principle ______________________________.
(Refer to H.O.T.S)
c) If one substance in a mixture changes directly to gas from solid, the method of
_________ can be used for separation.
d) _________________ is a universal solvent.
e) Solubility of a solid ___________ on heating and _____________ on cooling.

Q.2. Name the method you can use to separate a mixture containing :
a). Immiscible liquids ______________________________
b). Insoluble solid from a liquid ______________________________
c). Soluble solid and liquid ______________________________
d). Heavier and lighter solids ______________________________

Q.3. Tick the correct answer(s) :

a). A mixture of water and kerosene oil is separated by :
i). Sublimation ii). Separating funnel
iii). Filtration iv). Evapoartion

b). Which one of the following is not a pure substance?

i). Air ii). Sugar
iii). Salt iv). Gold

c). Which one of the following sublimes on heating?

i). Common salt ii). Sugar
iii). Iodine iv). Camphor

Q.4. Classify the following into pure substances or mixtures :

Gold, air, sea water, salt, tap water, rocks, iron, copper, lemonade

Pure substances Mixtures

Q.5. Match the following :

A B
a). Separating of grain from stalks Sieving
b). Removing husk from flour Threshing
c). Water to water vapour Churning
d). Butter from milk Evaporation
e). Water vapour to water Winnowing
f). Wind acts as a major role in Condensation
 Chapter – 5
Separation of substances
Assignment 5.2

Q.1. What is the difference between (explain with the help of examples) :
a). Sedimentation and filtration
b). Residue and filtrate
c). Pure substance and a mixture
d). distillation and crystallization

Q.2. Answer in a word or two :

a). Method used to separate oil from water
b). Any two substances which sublime
c). Process by which sand and iron-fillings can be separated
d). Chemical used for loading
e). Process used for separating butter from milk

H.O.T.S

A strainer as shown below is used to filter tea leaves from tea so that there are no tea leaves in the
tea when we drink it.

Which of the following is also used to filter things?

a.) A basket ball net b.)a mask c.) spray bottle d.)straw in a glass

Heat from the sun can be used to heat seawater and separate it into pure water and other
substances normally dissolved in seawater. If you or one of your classmates can develop a
very inexpensive method for doing this, you may win a lot of respect from citizens in many
parts of the world. This is because the method can be enormously useful for:
a.)Killing germs in sea water
b.)Producing water for drinking
c.)Making steam that can run ships
d.)Generating chemicals from seawater

Given above is the distillation apparatus answer the questions based on this apparatus
a. What kinds of mixtures are separated using this apparatus?
b. On what principle does this work?
c. How is it different from evaporation?
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 Separation of substances
1. Aim-To show that tap water is a mixture of substances.
Material required-china dish,tap water and flame.
Theory-When two or more substances are physically mixed in any ratio ,it forms a mixture.
Mixture is not pure form of a substance.
Procedure-take water in a china dish and heat it till all the water evaporates. Observe the
china dish.
Observations-
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Conclusion-
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Value learnt- water is a precious resource and we should not waste water!
Pure water is tasteless and would not even quench our thirst.

2. Aim-To classify mixture into useful and harmful components

Material required-wheat, cooked vegetables, rice with insects,boiled water with tea leaves
Theory-Separation of mixture should be done to either remove harmful impurities from the
mixture or to separate two useful components .
Procedure –Separate the components of a mixture into useful or harmful by looking
carefully at its ingredients .
Observation table-
S.No Mixture Useful components Harmful components
1 Wheat obtained from field
2. Cooked vegetables
3. Rice with insects
4. Water with tea leaves

Conclusion-
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Value learnt- Hygiene and cleanliness is very important while cooking and eating. One
should watch and consume what he/she is eating. It prevents us from getting diseased.

3. Aim-To separate a mixture of pebbles and sand using sieving.

Material required- sieve, pebbles, sand
Theory-Sieving is the act of separating smaller particles from the bigger ones by passing
them through a sieve.
Procedure-
Take the mixture of pebbles and sand and use a sieve to separate the components.
Observations-
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Conclusion-
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4. Aim-To understand the process of filtration in the laboratory.

Material required- Filtration funnel, filter paper, beakers, stirrer, chalk powder and water
mixture.
Theory-the process of separating undissolved particles from a liquid by passing the liquid
through the fine holes of a filter is called filtration
Procedure-
Take a mixture of chalk powder and water and pour the solution into a beaker.
Clamp a funnel onto the stand and insert a filter paper into the broad end of the funnel
Place a clean beaker below the funnel and pour the mixture in small quantities into the
funnel ,using a glass rod.
Diagram-

Observations-
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Conclusion-
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Value learnt-Its important to use clean water for drinking. This is done in modern day
electric filters like kent, aquaguardetc

Now try these!

 Chapter 6
Changes around us
Smart Notes

Whenever something changes form, a change is said to occur. A change may be

accompanied with change in shape, size, colour, energy involved, chemical properties and
molecular structure.

Types of changes-
I.Fast and slow change- A change that takes a short time to occur(a few seconds to a few
minutes) is said to be a fast change.
Examples- __________________________________________________________
A changes that takes a long time to complete is called a slow change.
Examples_________________________________________________________

II. Reversible and irreversible changes- The changes in which the original substances can be
obtained back by simple physical methods such as filtraton are called reversible changes.
Examples -________________________________________________________________
The changes in which the original substances cannot be obtained back by simple physical
methods like filtration are called irreversible changes.
Example- _________________________________________________________________

III. Periodic and non periodic changes- The changes which repeat after regular intervals of
time are called periodic changes. Example- __________________________
The changes which do not repeat after regular intervals of time are called non periodic
changes. Example- __________________________________________________

IV.Physical and chemical changes- The changes in which no new substance is formed and
the change occurs only in the physical properties such as shape, size etc are called physical
changes. Some physical changes may be irreversible. Example- ___________________
The changes in which a new substance with different properties than the reactants is formed
is called a chemical change. Example- _________________________________
V. Desirable and undesirable changes - _______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Example - ________________________________________________________________

Expansion- The phenomenon by which the volume of a substance increases on heating is

called expansion. On heating, the molecules move faster and the intermolecular spaces
increase as a result it occupies more space. Metals expand on heating.
Applications of expansion-
1. Metal tools are heated before fixing them on the handle.
2. Transmission wires are not laid straight in summers.
3. Gaps are left between railway tracks etc.

4.Water is a wonder liquid as it shows anomalous expansion

 Chapter – 6
Changes around us
Assignment 6.1

Q.1. Tick the correct answer(s) :

a) In a physical change
i) shape and colour of a substance can change
ii) Composition of a substance is not changed
iii) no new substance is formed
iv) all of the above

b) The growth of a plant to tree is

i) a fast change
ii) an irreversible change
iii) a physical change
iv) a reversible change

Q.2. Fill in the blanks:

a) Sand is __________ soluble than salt in water.
b) Solubility of sugar is more in __________water than in _______ water.
c) To reverse the change of ice into water, we must ___________ the water.

Q.3. Classify the following changes as reversible or irreversible-

a) Melting of ghee _______________________________
b) Bursting of a cracker _______________________________
c) Mixing oil and water _______________________________
d) Caramelizing sugar _______________________________
e) Tearing a paper _______________________________

Q.4. Correct and rewrite the following statements:

a) Wooden part of the bullock cart wheel is heated to fit in the iron part.
Ans. _________________________________________________________________
b. Cooking is a reversible change.
Ans. ___________________________________________________________________________

c) Conversion of cow dung to bio-gas is a physical Change.

Ans. ___________________________________________________________________________

d). On heating, solids contract.

Ans. ___________________________________________________________________________

Q.5. Mary and Jacob finished their homework quickly to help their mother to bake a cake for their
father’s birthday. What type of change is it? Why do you think they did so?
Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________
 Chapter – 6
Changes around us
Assignment 6.2

Q.1. In which of the following can the original substances be obtained back-
Melting of wax
OR
Burning of a candle?
Give reason to support your answer.
Q.2. Why are gaps left in the iron rails of the railway tracks?
Q.3. Human activities can cause desirable and undesirable effects, simultaneously. Explain the
statement with the help of examples.
Q.4. Sharpening a pencil decreases the length of the pencil. Can the change be reversed?
Q.5. Why are tools often heated before fixing wooden handles?
Q.6. Are all physical changes reversible? Justify the statement.

Word search puzzle!

Try and search for all the terms related to this chapter
P S F E L B I S R V E R
S H E A T Q K Z X V M P
O A Y Z T I Z D V F F I
L P X S N K N K Q E C U
I E A E I A F S S X H T
D F T O P C S U V W A L
X I W X T F A B U R N E
C H E M I C A L T T G M
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 Chapter – 6
Changes around us
H.O.T.S
The phase of the earth is undergoing major changes due to the carbon emissions. Trace the human
activities that are responsible for this. Also, write down two steps you will take to minimize
carbon emissions.
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Activities
1. Aim-To differentiate fast changes from slow changes as well as classify them under
different types of changes.
Material required-glass of water, salt, a piece of paper , tongs , match stick,
Theory-Fast changes are those changes which take place over a short period of time.
A slow change is one which takes a long time to occur.
Procedure-
1. Take a glass of water and stir a spoon full of salt in it.
2. Hold the piece of paper in tongs and burn it.
3. Take a few pieces of iron nails and put them in salt solution. See if they rust immediately.
Observation-
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Conclusion-
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Other changes into which the above listed changes can be classified-
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Value learnt-‘Haste makes Waste’. So try and do things patiently and not very fast.

2. Aim-To classify changes as reversible and irreversible changes.

Material required- a piece of paper, ice, tray, a pair of scissors, refrigerator.
Theory-A reversible change is the one in which we can recover the substance in its original
form.
An irreversible change is the one in which we cannot recover a substance in its original
form.
Procedure-keep a few ice cubes in a tray at room temperature and observe. Put the tray back
in the freezer and observe.
2. Take a sheet of paper and tear it.try fixing it back to its original form.
Observation-
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Conclusion-
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Value learnt-We cannot reverse everything so use your resources judiciously.

3. Aim-To classify changes as physical or chemical.

Material required- sugar, spatula,burner, frying pan,iron rod or stainless steel scale.
Theory-Physical change is a process wherein the characteristic properties of a substance
remain unchanged.
Chemical change is a process responsible for the conversion of the substance into a new
product with changed characteristic properties. In a chemical change the substance present
before the change are called reactants and the substances formed after the change are called
products.
Procedure-Take a frying pan and put sugar in it. Now heat it over slow flame. Observe the
changes.
Take a stainless steel scale and heat it over the flame. Make your observations.
Observations-
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Conclusion-
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Value learnt-Our mothers are great chemists and kitchen is their lab. We must go to help
them out in the kitchen and observe them while cooking. We will learn a lot of science.
 Chapter 7
Getting To Know Plants
Smart notes

Classification of plants

They are classified on the basis of their life span

· Annuals- entire life cycle is completed within a year.eg brinjal, rice wheat gram
· Biennials- complete their life cycle in two years. Eg radish, turnip, carrot beet
· Perennials- remain alive for many years eg henna, neem , china rose mango

Classification based on form

1. Herbs
· Small in height
· Have green , delicate, soft stem
· Have a short –life span
Eg wheat, radish , coriander

2. Shrubs
· Taller than herbs
· Have a woody stem
· Branching starts from base of stem
· Eg china rose, henna, cotton, rose

3. Trees
· Tall plants
· Have a hard woody stem called trunk
· Branching starts from high off the ground
· Eg mango, neem, banyan

4. Creepers
· Have a soft stem
· Cannot stand erect and so remain on ground
· Eg, watermelon,strawberry

5. Climbers
· Have a soft stem
· Have tendrils that help them to climb
· Eg pea, grave vine, money plant

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PLANTS

A flowering plant is made up of two main systems

The root system
The shoot system
ROOTS
· It is the underground non-green part of the plant.
· It consists of a primary roots and its branches.
· It grows towards soil and water and away from sunlight.( geotropism).

Functions of roots
· It anchors the plant in the soil(holds the plant firmly in the soil).
· It absorbs water and minerals from the soil
· It prevents soil erosion

Types of roots
TAP ROOT FIBROUS ROOT
It is a primary root which is thick and Its a primary root is short lived and is
long. replaced by a cluster of fibre
Eg carrot, gram, mango, pea, radish Eg grass, maize, sugarcane
Diagram: Diagram:

STEM
· It is the ascending portion of the plant
· It grows towards sunlight
· Bears branches, flowers leaves, fruit buds
· Helps to conduct water and food throughout the plant.
· Some stems store food- onion, ginger, potato, sugarcane
LEAF
It is the flat green lateral outgrowth of the stem , arising from the node.
Function of leaf
·Photosynthesis- makes food for the plant using carbon dioxide and water and in presence
of sunlight and chlorophyll converts it to food and oxygen.
· Transpiration- continuously loses water from the stomata in the form of water vapour.
· Respiration- exchange of gases from the stomata

Leaf Venation- The pattern of veins on the leaf lamina is called venation
There are two types of venation
Parallel- if all the veins arise from the leaf margin and end at the leaf base eg banana, grass,
palm
Reticulate- when there is a network of veins criss crossing the entire lamina.
Eg rose, neem, hibiscus

Reproductive part of the plant

FLOWER
It is made up of four parts
1. Sepals- the green leaf like part that protects the flower in the bud stage.
2. Petals- the bright colorful part of the flower that helps to attract insects for pollination.
3. Stamen- It is the male part of the flower . It is made up of
· Anther- a lobe like structure that contains the pollen grains
· Filament- a thin thread like stalk
4. Pistil /Carpel
· It is made up of the following parts
1. Stigma- a sticky/feathery part for the pollen to land
2. Style- a tube like structure that carries the pollen grain till ovary
3. Ovary- swollen part at the base that contains the ovules
4. Ovule- it contains the female gamete.
After pollination and fertilization the ovary turns into fruit and the ovules become seeds.

Chapter– 7
Getting to know plants
Assignment 7.1

Q.1. Fill in the following blanks:

a) Based on their size, plants are classified as ----------------, ---------------- and ---------------.
b) Stem of the plant ----------water.
c) A Peepal leaf shows ---------------venation and a Grass leaf shows-------------- venation.
d) Leaves prepare food for the plant by the process of ----------------.
e) Plants store the food in the form of --------------.
f) If a plant has tap root, its leaves will show ---------------- venation but if the root is fibrous it
will show --------------- venation in its leaves.

Q.2. Match the columns:

 Column A Column B
a) The colored part of the flower Lamina

b) The broad green part of the leaf Petal

c) Smaller branches of tap root Edible roots

d) Carrot ,Radish Sepal

e) The green, protective part of the flower Transpiration

f) The process of loss of water from plant leaves Reticulate venation

g) Peepal leaf Lateral roots

Q.3. Tick the correct answer(s):

a) Tree trunk is
i) Stem ii) root
iii) Both iv) none of these
b) Which of these is not a part of a flower?
i) Sepal ii) anther
iii) Midrib iv) pistil

Q.4. Name the following part of a plant that:

a) Helps in reproduction __________________
b) Anchors the plant firmly in the soil __________________
c) Prepares food __________________
d) Conducts water __________________

Chapter– 7
Getting to know plants
Assignment 7.2

Q.1. When we cut the Pistil of a flower, what do we see? What happens to these structures after
pollination?
Q.2. What is fertilization ?What happens after fertilization?
Q.3. In which part of the plant, you are likely to find the ovary?
Q.4. Why do plants need light to grow?
Q.5. Correct and rewrite the following statements:
a) Stems absorb water and minerals from the soil.
b) Leaves hold the plant upright.
c) Leaves can be recognized by seeing the roots.
d) Trees are long and have soft and thin green stem.

H.O.T.S
Take a trip ` National museum of Natural History ‘with your parents. Ensure that you take
your note pad with you.
a. Find out the evolutionary path that the plants have taken over millions of years?
b. Find out when did the first fruit bearing plants emerge on the phase of the earth?
c. What are insectivorous plants and give the name of at least one of it.
d. Any one interesting detail, which you would like to share with your class, on plants
that you saw there?

Activity 1

Stick pictures of any 2 of the following

1. Herbs
2. Shrubs
3. Trees
4. Creepers
5. Climbers

Activity 2

Trace the outline of 2 leaves (one with parallel venation and the other with reticulate
venation)

Label all the parts of the leaf.

Activity 3

Stick 2 pictures each in the following category

1. 2 roots that we eat.

2. 2 leaves that we eat
3. 2 stems that we eat

Chapter 8
BODY MOVEMENTS
NOTES

One of the fundamental differences between living and nonliving organisms is that
the living things respond to external stimuli.
They do so by showing movent, locomotion or both.
Different organisms show different types of movements.
How much movement is shown by a particular body part is determined by bones
and how are they joined to each other.

THE HUMAN SKELETAL SYSTEM

All the bone of our body makes our skeleton. An adult skeleton contains 206 bones.
Children have more; the number reduces because many bones fuse together as a part
of natural growth.
Following are the main functions of Skeleton system:
· It provides a hard support to the other soft body parts and gives our bodies shape.
Without this system the human body will collapse.
· It protects our vital organs. Skull protects the brain; rib cage protects heart and
lungs.
· Along with muscles help in body movements.
· The inside of big bones contains bone marrow, where blood cells are made on a
continuous basis by the activity of adult stem cells.

The different parts of human skeleton are listed below

·
THE SKULL
This is the bony structure that protects our brain.
It contains a total of 14 bones. All these bones cannot move because they contain
immobile joints.
The bone of lower jaw is the only bone that moves and helps us talk and chew our
food.

· THE SPINE OR THE BACKBONE

Located at out back attached to the skull, this elongated part consists of 33 very small
bones called vertebrae.
Each vertebra is separated from the other by a small cartilaginous disc. They protect
a very important part of Nervous system, The Spinal Cord. Also called the spine or
vertebral column, it forms the central supporting rod for the skeleton.

· THE RIB CAGE

The curved bones clearly visible in the chest region form a protective structure
called the Rib Cage, which protects our chest cavity.
 Chest cavity has vital organs like Heart and Lungs. The front part of the rib cage is
made up of a flat bone called the Breastbone.
Apart from protecting vital organs, the rib cage along with diaphragm plays vital
role in the breathing process.

· THE LIMBS(ARMSAND LEGS)

The arms and legs are attached to two girdle like structures of the skeletal system.
Both the arms are attached to the Pectoral girdle and both the legs to the pelvic
girdle.
The upper arm has a long bone called Humerus. This bone is attached to the pectoral
girdle. The lower arm contains 2 long bones. The wrist and hands contain many
small bones .
It is the movement of these small bones is what makes our hands capable of a variety
of tasks. The longest bone of our body is the thigh bone or Femur. The lower half of
the leg has the long shin bone and the calf bone. The ankles and feet contain a
number of small bones. The Femur is attached to the pelvic girdle by the hip joint.
Nearly half of the bones are located in hands, wrist, ankle and feet.

JOINTS AND MOVEMENTS

The joints are places in the body where the bones are joined together. Bones cannot
be bent. We can bend or move our body only at the meeting points of bones: the
joints.
These points are strong enough to withstand jerks. The ends of bones at these points
are covered with another soft tissue called CARTILAGE. This tissue minimizes
friction and also acts as shock absorber during movements. Cartilage is also present
on the tip of nose and earlobes.
Another type of very strong tissue that attaches two bones at these joints is called
LIGAMENT.
Joints are classified based on the degree of movement they show. These are
· IMMOVABLE
· SLIGHTLY MOVABLE
· FREELY MOVABLE
The bones of the skull except lower jaw do not allow any movement and are
therefore classified under immovable joints.
The joint between the ribcage and the breastbone allows only slight movement and is
classified under the second category.
Majority of bones of our body fall under the third category .i.e. FREELY MOVABLE
.These are further divided into 4 types depending upon the type of movement they
allow:
a. Hinge joint--- These allow movement in one plane only very much like hinge of a
door and hence the name! These are found in elbow, knee and fingers.
b. Ball and Socket joint----- These types of joints allow movement in all directions.
The two bones that are present interact with each other as ball and socket and the
movement involves rotation. Humerus of arm and Femur of leg show this type of
joint with the pectoral and pelvic girdle respectively.
c. Pivot Joint---- These types of joints allow movement in all directions along a fixed
axis. This is found in your neck.
d. Gliding Joint----Such joints allow gliding of small bones over each other allowing
side to side as well as backward and forward movements. Such joints add greatly to
the flexibility of a particular part. These are found in wrists and ankles.
HOW DO BONES MOVE?
Bones are able to move with the help of another system called the muscular system.
Muscles work in pairs and when one muscle of a pair expands the other contracts
bringing about a particular movement.
To move the arm a pair of muscles called Biceps and Triceps is needed.

HOW DO OTHER ANIMALS MOVE?

Not all animals have bones and muscles .
Different animals have different mechanisms for this.

EARTHWORM: They do not have bones. The muscles of earthworm contract and
relax alternatively which help in its movement.
They have bristles at the base that help to attach to a surface.

SNAIL: These animals move with the help of a strong muscular foot, which makes a
series of wave like movements that push its body forward.

COCKROACH: They can walk, climb and fly.

They have 3 pairs of legs which move because of muscles
Two pairs of wings are attached to the muscles of the breast, movements of which
bring about flying.

FISH: Their bodies are STREAMLINED to minimize friction with water.

In addition they have different types of Fins which help them navigate and change
directions.

SNAKE: These animals show slithering movements. They also contain both bones
and Muscles for movement. The backbone of snakes is a very long and flexible
structure .The muscles interconnect the backbone, ribs and skin. The snake body
curves into many loops, each loop gives a forward push by pressing against the
ground. Since a long body makes many such loops snakes move very fast but never
in a straight line!

Bird: A bird’s skeleton is designed to allow flight. Some special features of a bird’s
body are:
1. Forewings are modified into wings to enable flight.
2. Hollow and light bones
3. Modified breastbones help them beat their wings during flight without tiring
 Chapter– 8
Body Movements
Assignment 8.1

Q.1 Fill in the following blanks:

a) The framework of bones in our body is called ------------------------.
b) Cartilage is found in ---------lobes and --------------- of the body.
c) Muscles work in --------------.
d) Earthworm secretes--------------------- which helps in its movement.
e) The outer skeleton of snail is called -------------------.
f) The bones of birds are ----------and -------------------.
g) The body shape that tapers at both the ends is called --------------------------.

Q.2. State True or False. If False, Give the correct statement:

a) Cartilage is not a part of skeleton system.
Ans. ________________________________________________________
b) X Rays help localize the muscles in the body.
Ans. ________________________________________________________
c) Upper jaw shows hinge joint.
Ans. ________________________________________________________
d) Muscles working in pairs contract and relax simultaneously.
Ans. ________________________________________________________
e) The book ‘The Gait of Animals’ was written by Charles Darwin.
Ans. ________________________________________________________

Q.3. Name the following:

a) the strongest and the longest bone in the human body. ________________
b) the body part by which muscles are attached to bones. ________________
c) the body part protected inside the rib cage. ________________

Chapter – 8
Body Movements
Assignment 8.2

Q.1. Discuss the following briefly giving their location in the body:
a) Ball and Socket Joint
b) Pivotal Joint
c) Hinge Joint
d) Fixed Joint
e) Rib Cage
Q.2. You might have heard about diseases like Arthritis and Osteoporosis .Try to find out more.
Correlate how taking a diet rich in Calcium is helpful in management of bone related
disorders.
Q.3. Where are blood cells produced?
Q.4. How many vertebrae does a vertebral column of a human have?
Q.5. Discuss how Cockroach is able to do both, walk and fly?
Q.6. How is the movement of Earthworm different from that of a Snail?
Q.7. Identify the joint shown in the picture and also mention its location.

Type of Joint____________ Type of Joint__________________

Example_____________________ Example______________________

Type of joint___________________________ Type of joint_____________________

Example______________________________ Example________________________
Type of Joint___________ Type of Joint__________________
Example_____________________ Example______________________

Chapter– 9
Living organisms and their surroundings
 Notes
Living and non-living things

Characterestics of living things

● Cellular organisation →All living things are made up of cells. It is the basic structural
and functional unit of life.
● Nutrition →Animals and plants both require food as it provides them with energy so
that they can perform various activities.
● Respiration →All living things use oxygen to produce energy from the food
consumed.
● Growth →All living things grow and their growth is permanent and internal.
● Excretion →It is the removal of waste materials from the body. Animals remove
wastes in the form of carbon dioxide, sweat and urine: whereas plant wastes are
given pot in the form of gums, resins and latex.
● Movement →Living things show movement. Animals move from place to place in
search of food. Plants move only some part eg. Roots move downwards, shoot moves
upwards, flowers open and close in response to light.
● Reproduction →All living organisms have the ability to produce young ones of their
own kind. Animals lay eggs or have babies. Plants produce seeds or give rise to new
plants from their body parts.
● Response to stimuli →Living things respond to changes in their surroundings. A
response is an action which occurs as an answer to particular stimulus. eg. cold
weather, hot object, sunlight and gravity are stimuli as a result of which respective
responses like wearing of woollen clothes, withdrawal of hand, closing of eyes,
bending of plants, downward growth of roots and moving clothes of animals takes
place .
● Life cycle → Living things follow a life cycle. The life cycle consists of birth, growth,
reproduction and death.

Living things Non living things

They are made up of cells that have They are made up of molecules that do not have any
the living matter, the nucleus and living matter.
the cytoplasm.
 They grow or increase in size due to They do not grow. The increase in size sometimes is
division of cells in the body due to addition of external layers on the outer
surface.

They have a definite shape, form They do not have any definite shape, form and size.
and size.

Animals move in search of food, They cannot move on their own. Outside force has to
water and shelter. Plants show be applied to move them
internal movements.

They need food to get energy in They do not need any food
order to grow and move

They respond to different kinds of They do not respond to stimuli.

external stimuli such as touch, heat,
light, sound, smell and chemicals.

They breathe in oxygen to release They do not breathe.

energy from the food

They excrete excess water and They do not excrete.

harmful waste materials from their
body.

They reproduce their own kind. They do not reproduce.

They adapt themselves to their They can be anywhere and need not adapt to their
surroundings. surroundings.

They have a definite life span. They do not have a definite life span.

Components of the environment

The physical (non living) and biological world where living organisms live is called our
environment.
It consists of 2 main components
1. Abiotic or physical component
2. Biotic or living components
Abiotic – rock, soil, air and water on the earth are the physical components. The climatic
factors like sunlight, temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind are also part of abiotic
environment.

Biotic – Living things such as plants and animals.

The habitat

A place where an organisms live and which provides the organism with food , shelter and
favourable climatic conditions, so that it can easily survive, breed and flourish, is called a
habitat.

Types of habitat

There are 2 major types of habitat

 Terrestrial (land) – It is further classified as desert habitat, forest habitat, grassland habitat
coastal habitat and mountain habitat.Aquatic (water) – it is further classified as fresh water
and marine.

Habitat Features Animals Plants Area

Desert Hot and dry Camels,rattle Cactus, date palms Sahara,

snakes Kalahari,
Rajasthan

Grasslands Moderate Zebras, giraffe, Mainly grasses and savannahs

rainfall deer, Lion Shrubs, less trees

Forest Hot, wet, and Monkeys, snakes, Large number of Tropical forests
Rainy langurs, elephants trees

Mountain Cold and Polar bear, Lichens, moses. Fir, Arctic,

windy, reindeer, pine trees Himalayan
Lot of snow Penguin, goat, region
sheep, Yak

Freshwater Lakes, rivers, Ducks, frogs, Lotus, water

ponds stream insects, Hyacinth, hydrilla
Fishes

Marine Oceans, lakes Whales , sharks, algae

crab
Octopus

Adaptations→
The development of characteristics that helps an organism to survive in a particular
environment is known as adaptation.
Xerophytic adaptation-
➢ These plants grow in deserts.
➢ Have extensive root system.
➢ Leaves are reduced to spines.
➢ Leaves are coated with cuticle to check loss of water
➢ Stomata are few and sunken in pits.
➢ Stem becomes thick and fleshy for conserving water
Eg.Cactus, agave, yucca.

Hydrophytic Adaptation
➢ They grow in water
➢ Root system is poorly developed.
➢ The stem of these plants are long, hollow and light.
➢ Leaves are thin and ribbon like or large and flat and float on the surface of water.
➢ Cuticle and stomata are absent.
➢ Eg. Lotus ,hydrilla, Vallisnaria
Adaptations in animals
Desert adaptations--
➢ A camel has long legs for walking in the sand
➢ The hump on the back is filled with fat.
➢ It can drink 50 L of water in one gulp.
➢ It excretes very little water.
➢ Its dung is dry
➢ It does not perspire
Aquatic adaptation-
➢ Animals such as fish have a streamlined body
➢ It has powerful tail and fins for swimming.
➢ They have gills for respirations
➢ Their body is covered with scales to prevent decay.

Activity 1

Stick pictures of an animal and a plant of the following habitats

1 Desert

2 Mountain

3. Forests

4.Aquatic
 Chapter– 9
Living organisms and their surroundings
Assignment 9.1
Q.1. Fill in the following Blanks:
a) The process of getting rid of body waste is called-----------------------.
b) During Respiration -------is used and ---------is evolved.
c) Changes in our surroundings are called ---------------------.
d) ------------ is the source of energy for all living organisms.
e) --------------- and ---------- are marine animals but do not have gills.
f) River, ponds and lakes are examples of ------------------ habitat.
g) Plants and Animals constitute the -------------- factor of our surrounding.

Q.2. Classify the following as living and non-living:

Cheese, cotton, leaves, bed, snail, sugar, wood, plastic, silk, jackal, rose
Living Non-living

Q.3. Give one word:

a) The plant whose leaves close or fold when someone touches it. __________________
b) The small pores by which exchange of gases is done in plants. ___________________
c) The respiratory organ in humans. _____________________
d) An animal whose process of breathing is similar to humans. _____________________

Q.4. Match the columns:

A B
a) Living things Habitat
b) Biotic components Water, air, land, etc
c) Dwelling place of animals Respiration
d) Exchange gases in plants and Changes in the surroundings make us
animals, and release of energy respond to them
e) Stimuli Plants and animals
Reproduce
f) Abiotic components

Chapter– 9
Living organisms and their surroundings
Assignment 9.2
Q.1. Give reasons for the following:
a) Leaves of submerged aquatic plants are thin and ribbon like.
b) Deers have long ears and their eyes are located on the sides.
c) Mountain trees show cone shaped canopy.
d) Frogs can live both in water and on land.
e) Cacti show spines instead of leaves.
Q.2. Enlist the characteristic features of living organisms. Do you think it is easy to define life?
Why/Why not?
Q.3. How do light brown colour and eyes in front of the face help it to catch its prey?
Q.4. Why are the stems of plants in ponds long, hollow and light?
H.O.T.S
Q.1.You might have heard of ‘Project Tiger ‘a conservation program initiated by the Government of
India to protect the Tiger population of the country. Collect some information on the project.
Why is it important to protect the top carnivore to protect a habitat?
Find out potential tiger habitats in India and mark them on a map of India.
Q.2.Trace the animals and birds that have got extinct due to human activities and the repercussion
that it has caused.
Q.3.Please visit National Science Centre and trace the history of extinction of Dinosaurs.

Chapter– 10
Motion and measurement of distances
Smart notes
Measurement - It is a comparison of an unknown quantity with a known fixed quantity.
Every measurement has two parts - _________ and ______________.
For eg., the distance between two cities is 240 km.

Length -
 ● It is the distance between two fixed points.
● Its S.I. unit is metre (m).
● In earlier times, body units (like handspan, yard, foot, cubit) were used for
measuring length.
● To overcome the confusion and inaccuracy caused due to body units, a more precise
system of units was adopted called the “S.I. system of units” (International System of
units).
Some important S.I. units:
Length - metre (m)
Mass - kilogram (kg)
Time - second (s)
Temperature - Kelvin (K)

Need for Standard units:

Standard units are preferred over body units because they are :
● Accurate and precise
● uniform
● universally accepted

Rules for writing units:

● Units must be written in small letters, unless derived from a scientist’s name.
eg. cm, kg, K_______________________________________________________________
● Units must be written in singular form.
eg. km and not kms, cm and not cms,_________________________________________
● There should be no full stop after the unit, unless it is at the end of the sentence.
eg. The length of my pencil is 10cm.
Sam is 1.5m. tall. - x
Precautions to be taken while measuring length of any object:
1. The scale should be__________________________________________________.
2. If the zero mark of the scale is not clear or is broken, take reading from
____________________________________________________________________.
3. The position of the eye must be exactly in front or above the point where the reading
is to be taken to avoid _____________ error.

Diagram : Fig. 10.9 to be drawn in the notebooks.

Types of motion :
1. Random motion - An object is said to be in random motion when it is moving in any
direction. For eg. -
___________________________________________________________.

2. Rectilinear motion - An object is said to be in rectilinear motion, when its moves

along a straight path. eg.
_________________________________________________________.

3. Circular motion - An object is said to be in circular motion, when it moves in a

circular path. the distance of the object from the center remains the same. For eg.
___________________________________________________________________________
____
.
4. Periodic motion - An object is said to be in periodic motion, when it repeats its
motion after fixed intervals of time. eg. ________________________________________

5. Oscillatory motion - An object is said to be in oscillatory motion, when it shows to

and fro motion. eg.
_______________________________________________________________

6. Vibratory motion - An object is said to be in vibratory motion, when it shows fast

oscillatory motion. eg. ______________________________________________________.

7. Combined motion - An object is said to be in combined motion, when it shows two

or more types of motions simultaneously. eg.
______________________________________

Motion and measurement of distances

Assignment 10.1

Q.1. What do the following stand for?

a) S.I _______________________
b) MKS _______________________
c) CGS _______________________
d) FPS _______________________

Q.2. List the S.I. units for the following-

a) Temperature- ________________________
b) Time- ________________________
c) Length- ________________________
d) Weight- ________________________
e) Mass- ________________________

Q.3. Give one word for the following-

a) In India, the standard metre scale is kept here-
b) Every measurement has two parts- a number and a ____________________.
c) Name two objects which can be used to measure the length of a curved
line.______________________________________________________________
Q.4. Underline the mistakes in the following sentences and rewrite the correct ones-
a) Agra is 210Km from Delhi. _______________________________________
b) The temperature is 34oc today. _____________________________________
c) Rajni weighs 27kgs. _____________________________________
d) My pencil is 17cm. long. _______________________________________
Q.5. What type of motion/s are exhibited by the following-
a) Flight of a bird- _________________________________
b) Dropping a stone in water- _________________________________
c) Ship taking a turn- _________________________________
d) Strings of a violin when struck- _________________________________
e) Blades of a fan- _________________________________
f) Hands of a clock- _________________________________
g) A giant wheel- _________________________________
h) Children playing in the playground-_________________________________
Chapter– 10
Motion and measurement of distances
Assignment 10.2

Q.1. Why are the standard units preferred over body units?
Q.2. Differentiate between rectilinear and circular motion.
Q.4. Convert-
a) 750m into km.
b) 245km15m into m
c) 45.82km into m
d) 20.5m into mm
Q.5. Can you use a ruler whose Zero is damaged? How?
H.O.T.S
Q.1. Meetu and Anuj had to measure the length of their circular lunch boxes. But they
were unable to do so with a scale.
a) Can you explain where they went wrong?
Give an easy yet accurate method of measuring the length of their circular lunch boxes, with
the help of an activity.
Q.2. Justify the following with examples-
a) All oscillations are not vibrations
b) Heartbeat of a human being is not considered to be periodic.
Q.3. Why is the discovery of wheel considered to be a revolution in the history of transport?
Q.4.Differentiate between :-
a.SI and FPS systems of units
b.Periodic and random motions

Jack was piloting a plane behind a car

but was never able to overtake it. Why?

(He was on a merry-go-round)

Chapter– 10
Motion and measurement of distances
FAActivities(5 marks each)

1. Aim - To measure the length of given objects using body units/rough estimation
and comparing these measurements with other classmates.
Materials required – Table/desk ; Classroom
Theory – Body units are not accurate as they vary from one person to another.
Method - __________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

Observation – a. The length of table/ desk = ____________ hand spans

The length of classroom = ____________ footsteps
b. The length of table/ desk measured by your friend = ________ handspans
The length of classroom measured by your friend = _____footsteps.
Conclusion - _______________________________________________________________
Precaution - ____________________________________________________

2. Aim - To measure the length of given objects using standard units and comparing
these measurements with other classmates.
Materials required – Table/ desk
Theory – Standard units are accurate as they do not vary from one person to another.
Method - __________________________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Observation – a. The length of table/ desk = _________ cm

b. The length of table/ desk measured by your friend = ________ cm

Conclusion - _________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Precaution - _________________________________________________________

3. Aim - To measure the perimeter of an irregular object using a string/ divider and a
scale.
Materials required – A lunch box/ pencil box, scale, a string/ thread, pair of scissors.
Theory – Length of irregular/ curved surfaces cannot be measured by scale alone as
a scale is not flexible.
Method - __________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_____

Observation – The perimeter of lunch box/pencil box = ____________cm

Conclusion - _______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Precaution -____________________________________________________.

Stick the threa here-

 Chapter 11
Light, shadows and reflections
Notes

Light - Light is a form of energy.

It causes in us the sensation of vision.
Light travels in straight line. This property of light is called Rectilinear Propagation
of light.
Thus, light is an invisible energy, which enables us to see objects around us.

Sources of light
An object which emits light is called a source of light. All sources of light can be classified as
natural and man-made.
Eg. Natural sources________________________________
Man-made sources ____________________________

Luminous objects – Objects that give out or emit light of their own are called luminous
objects.
Eg. ______________________________________________________________________

Non-luminous objects – Objects that do not give out light of their own or reflect light from
luminous objects, are called non-luminous objects.
Eg. ______________________________________________________________________

Classification of objects on the basis of transparency:

a. Transparent objects – Those objects through which we can see clearly and light can
pass through completely. Eg. _______________________________________________
b. Transclucent objects – Those objects through which we can see, but not very clearly
and light can pass through partially. Eg. ________________________________
c. Opaque objects – Those objects through which we cannot see at all and light cannot
pass through.
Eg. ___________________________________________________

Shadows – A shadow is a dark patch formed on a screen when an opaque object comes in
the path of light.

Characteristics of a shadow:
➔It is always black (a dark region), irrespective of the color of the object.
➔It gives only the outline of an object.
➔It can be formed only on a screen.
➔Sometimes shadow of an object gives an idea about its shape, while at times it can
also mislead us.
Three essential conditions for the formation of a shadow:
a. A source of light
b. An opaque object
c. An opaque screen
Pinhole camera
A pinhole camera is a device that helps us get a real image. It is based on the principle that
light travels in a straight line.
To view an image through a pinhole camera we need a regular rectangular cardboard box
and we make a tiny hole in it using a compass. Light a candle (or any other object you wish
to see) and then keep it in front of the hole. The screen which is behind the hole is moved
towards the hole until we see a clear image of the flame or object.

Characteristics of an image formed by a Pinhole camera:

➔The image is upside down or inverted as compared to the object.
➔It is diminished (smaller in size than the object).
➔The details of the object, such as color, size, etc., are clear in the image.
➔It is obtained on a screen.
Periscope
A periscope is a device used for observation of objects which are not at the level of our line
of sight. In its simplest form, it is a C-shaped or Z-shaped tube. At both the ends of the
tube, the two mirrors are placed parallel to each other at 45 with the tube. Objects are seen
using a periscope because of rectilinear propagation of light and reflection by plain mirrors.
Diagram :-

Rectilinear propagation of light – This property of light suggests that light travels along a
straight line. That is why, when opaque objects obstruct it, a shadow forms.
Diagram :-

Mirror – A mirror is a smooth, shiny and highly polished surface. It is an opaque object.
Light gets reflected from a mirror because it is smooth and shiny.
A mirror changes the direction of light that falls on it.
Diagram :-

Reflection – The phenomenon due to which a beam of light bounces off the surface of a
brightly polished surface in some other direction is called reflection of light.

Diagram :-
 Chapter– 11
Light, shadows and reflections
Assignment 11.1
Q.1. Fill in the blanks-
a) A ___________________ shows all details of the object while a _____________ does not.
b) When the path of light is obstructed by an opaque object, a _______________ is formed.
c) A non luminous object is visible to us because it ________________ the light of a
luminous object.
Q.. Light is a form of __________.

Q.2. Match the following:

A B
a) Wood Multiple reflection
b) Glass Sunlight passing through spaces between the leaves
c) Light Opaque
d) Opaque objects form Transparent
e) Butter paper Rectilinear propagation
Shadows
f) Natural Pinhole camera
Translucent
g) Periscope

Q.3. Rewrite the following letters, numbers and shapes as seen in a mirror:
Letters/ numbers Mirror image
A
V
R
8
3
N

What is this property, of an image seen in a mirror, known as? _______________

Q.4. Following given are the incorrect characteristics of an image formed by a plane
mirror. Correct and rewrite the following statements in the space given below.
Image formed by a plane mirror is:
a) larger in size as compared to the object.
Ans. ________________________________________________________________.
b) closer in distance from the mirror than the distance of the object from the mirror.
Ans. ________________________________________________________________.
c) upside down.
 Ans. ________________________________________________________________.
d) not laterally inverted.
Ans. ________________________________________________________________.
Thus, the characteristics of a plane mirror are as follows:-

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

Chapter 11
Light, shadows and reflections
Assignment 11.2

Q.1. Give reasons for the following-

a) You must not look directly at the solar eclipse.
b) Shadow of a flying bird is not seen on the ground even though it is opaque.

Q.2. Eoxplain how is one able to see through a periscope using the principle of rectilinear
propagation of light.

Q.3. Differentiate between the characteristics of a shadow and a mirror image.

Q.4. Light is form of energy. Justify the statement giving an example.

Q.5. Show with the help of an experiment that light travels in a straight line.
Aim : _____________________________________________________________________
Materials required _________________________________________________________
Diagram :

Method -
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Observations______________________________________________________________
Result -____________________________________________________________
Precautions - __________________________________________________________

H.O.T.S
Q.1.Why is a shadow not seen in a dark room?
Q.2.Can you see in space? Why?

Chapter 11
Light, shadows and reflections
Activities

1. Aim – To construct a pinhole camera and observe it’s working.

Materials required – cardboard boxes, tracing paper, pair of scissors,

_______________

Theory – A pinhole camera is a device that helps us get a real image and is based on
the principle that light travels in a straight line.

Method -
___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Observation -
_______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Precaution - ________________________________________________________________
 Chapter– 12
Electricity and circuits
Notes

Q.1.What is the importance of electricity in our lives?

Ans._____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

Q.2.Name a few sources of electricity.

Ans. First source of continuous flow of electricity was a ‘cell’ (by Alessandro Volta) - Voltaic
Cell.
But these cells can provide electricity for a limited period of time and in small amounts.

For devices that need higher flow of current and for a longer time, electricity is generated at
electric power plants. They use energies from different sources like:-
➔Wind energy power plant uses wind
➔A hydropower plant uses water
➔Thermal power plant uses heat (coal)

Structure of an ELECTRIC CELL

The top of the cell has a metallic cap in the centre. This is
the positive terminal of the cell. The metal disc-shaped
bottom end of the cell is the negative terminal of the cell.
➔All electric cells have two terminals – positive and a
negative.

Q.3.What is a battery?
Ans. The combination of two or more cells is called a
battery.

Structure of an ELECTRIC BULB

(Label the parts)
An electric bulb also has two terminals.
➔One of the terminals can be seen as a black spot at the
bottom of the bulb and the other is the metal ring
structure at its lower end.
➔Filament is a spring-like structure, made up of a very
 thin metal wire.
➔The two terminals do not touch each other.

Q.4.What is the purpose of an ‘Electric switch’?

Ans. An electric switch is a device which can start or stop (discontinue) the working of an
electrical device, without disturbing its connections.

Q.5.What is an electric circuit?

Ans. An electric circuit is a closed path of flow of electric current from one terminal of the
cell to its other terminal through some necessary electric components (like switch, battery,
bulb, wires, etc.).

Q.6.What happens when the bulb gets fused?

Ans. A fused bulb does not glow. This is because the broken filament causes a
discontinuation in the path of flow of electric current.

Q.7.Electric conductors and insulators

Materials which allow the flow of current through them are called conductors, while those
materials which do not allow the current to pass through them are called insulators.

Examples of conductors - ____________________________________________________

Examples of insulators - _____________________________________________________

Q.8.Draw a circuit diagram with components like an electric bulb, a battery of two cells, an
electric switch and connecting wires.

Chapter– 12
 Electricity and circuits
Assignment 12.1

Q.1. Fill in the blanks-

a) The current flows from __________ to __________ terminal.
b) _________ is an optional component in an electric circuit.
c) _________ are substances which allow current to flow through it.
d) The metal cap serves as the ____________ terminal in a dry cell.
e) A complete circuit is also called _____________ while a broken or incomplete circuit is also
called ___________.

Q.2. Given a battery and a light bulb, show how you would connect these two devices
together with wire so as to energize the light bulb:

Q.3. Classify the following examples as conductors and insulators:

Plastic, iron, copper, tap water, wood, aluminium, cotton, rubber, pure water

Conductors Insulators

Q.4. Tick the correct answer:

a) The bulb glows when
i) circuit is complete. ii) circuit is not complete.
iii) current is flowing in the circuit. iv) none of these.
b) Which of the following can act as a source of current?
i) Bulb ii) Cell
iii) Battery iv) Key

Chapter– 12
Electricity and circuits
Assignment 12.2
Q.1. The electricity of your room suddenly goes off while the rest of the house is amply
lit. What could be the possible reason?
Q.2. Can a dry cell be reused? Why? Why are they replaced with rechargeable batteries?
Q.3. What will you observe if in an electric circuit, the switch is replaced with –
a) A Plastic scale
b) A metal Key.

H.O.T.S
Q.1. An electrician must wear rubber gloves while working. Also, he must switch off the
MCB before starting his work. Why?
Q.2. You are using a bulb whose filament is broken. Will the bulb glow when connected
to battery? Give reason.
Q.3. What will you do if your friend has caught an electric shock?
Q.4. Given below is the conversation among various components/ phenomena found in
an electric circuit. Read the conversation carefully and recognise these various speakers:
Speaker A: Hello friends! Let us get together to make our beautiful and fragile friend ‘B’
glow.
Speaker B: Oh yes friends, I too want to light up this room. Will you please help me?
Speaker C: Ok! Let me help you all to connect with each other. Then our dear friend ‘D’
can easily move from one of you to another.
Speaker D: Certainly, but I need to be controlled by ‘A’. Friend ‘A’, please let me move
through ‘C’ only when required. Will you please do that?
Speaker A: Oh sure! But where is our friend ‘E’? It is one of the most important and
necessary part. None of us will be able to work without ‘E.
Speaker ‘E’: Sorry friends! I got late. Actually, I was lying idle for a very long inside a toy
car. But, now I am ready to work.
All of them got together to form an _________________________________.

Name each component/ phenomenon below:

Speaker ‘A’ ____________________
Speaker ‘B’ ____________________
Speaker ‘C’ ____________________
Speaker ‘D’ ____________________
Speaker ‘E’ ____________________
 Chapter– 12
Electricity and circuits
Activity
Aim – To construct a simple electric circuit.
Materials required – connecting wires, a bulb, an electric cell, a switch.
Theory –An electric circuit is a closed path of flow of electric current from one terminal of
the cell to its other terminal through some necessary electric components (like switch,
battery, bulb, wires, etc.).

Diagram -
 Method -
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

Observation –
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

Precaution - ________________________________________________________________

Chapter– 13
Fun with magnets
Smart notes
Fun with magnets
Materials can also be classified as:
a. Magnetic materials – Those materials which get attracted towards a magnet are called
magnetic materials. Eg. __________________________________________
b. Non magnetic materials - ______________________________________________
________________________________________. Eg._ ______________________

Types of magnets :
a. Permanent magnets – Those magnets which retain their magnetic properties for a longer
period of time are called permanent magnets. Eg. _____________________
b. Temporary magnets - ____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________. Eg. ______________________
Shapes of magnets : (Draw the magnets)
a. Bar magnet

b. Cylindrical magnet

c. Ball ended magnet

d. Ring shaped magnet

e. Horse shoe magnet

f. U shaped magnet

Properties of magnets:
a. Every magnet has ___________ poles, North pole and South pole.
b. Poles of a magnet exist in __________ , i.e., poles can never be isolated.
c. Magnetism is maximum at the ________.
d. Like poles _______ whereas unlike poles _________.
e. ____________ is the sure test for magnetism.
f. If a bar magnet is suspended freely, it aligns itself along the _______________ direction.
g. Magnetism can be induced.
h. Magnetism can pass through water.

Demagnetisation : Magnets lose their magnetic properties when:

a. hammered
b. heated
c. dropped from a height
d. not stored properly

Storing magnets : Magnets should be stored with their unlike poles facing each other,
separated by an insulator ( eg. _______________) and keepers ( soft iron piece) on their sides.

Diagram :

Methods of making a new magnet:

a. Magnetic induction - By rubbing a magnet repeatedly on a piece of iron, in the same
direction and with a the same pole, for about 30-40 times, we can make a magnet on
our own.
Diagram :

b. Electromagnets - By passing electric current through a copper wire coiled around a piece
of iron, we get an electromagnet.

Diagram :

Uses of magnets:
a. in junkyards, to separate iron scrap using temporary magnets.
 b. In a compass, to find directions.
c. To store information in CDs and DVDs.
d. In ATM, credit or debit cards.
e. In speakers of musical instruments.

Fun with magnets

Assignment 13.1

Q.1. Fill in the blanks-

a) ___________ are used to prevent magnets from demagnetization.
b) __________ is a natural magnet.
c) A toy boat is placed in a tub full of water with an iron nail in between. A magnet was
kept under the tub. The boat will __________ (float/sink).
d) _____________ is the property of magnets which is a sure test for magnetism.

Q.2. Circle the non-magnetic materials:

Iron
Paper
Leather
Cobalt
Glass
Nickel

Q.3. State True or False

a) A cylindrical magnet has only one pole. _________
b) Artificial magnet is discovered in Greece. _________
c) A compass can be used to find east-west direction at any place. _________
d) A magnet always has two poles. _________

Chapter– 13
Fun with magnets
Assignment 13.2

Q.1. A tailor was mending a shirt. The sewing needle accidentally fell from his hand on
the floor. Can you help him find it?

Q.2. A magnet fell into fire. When it was taken out, it did not attract iron nails. Why?

Q.3. Apart from rubbing method, can a magnet be made by any other way? If yes, how?

Q.4. Why does a freely suspended bar magnet point towards north-south direction?

Q.5. How are magnets useful in junkyards?

Q.6. How can a magnet get demagnetized? How will you prevent demagnetization?

H.O.T.S

Q.1. What will happen to the magnetism if a bar magnet breaks? Why?

Q.2. An Emperor in China had a chariot which could locate the directions. On what
property of magnetism was the chariot based? Explain with the help of an activity.
 Chapter– 13
Fun with magnets
Activities

1. Aim - Sorting magnetic and non-magnetic materials using a magnet.

Materials required – a magnet and objects to be sorted.
Theory – Materials/objects attracted by a magnet are called
_________________________________________________________________
Materials/objects not attracted by a magnet are called
_____________________________________________________________________.

Method -
_____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Observation table:
Magnetic materials/objects Non-magnetic materials/objects

Conclusion – Magnetic materials/objects are made up of __________’ _____________

or __________________.

2. Aim - To magnetize an iron nail using magnetic induction method.

Materials required - ________________________________________________________
Theory – Magnetism can be induced.
Diagram –

Method –
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________

Observation - ________________________________________________________
Conclusion - _________________________________________________________
Precaution - __________________________________________________________

3. Aim - To magnetize an iron nail by electromagnetism.

Materials required -
___________________________________________________________________
Theory – An electromagnet is a temporary magnet that behaves as a magnet when
electric current is passed through a wire coiled around a magnetic material (like an
iron nail).
Diagram –

Method - ________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Observation - _______________________________________________________
Conclusion - ________________________________________________________
Precaution - _________________________________________________________

Question Bank
Term I

Very Short answer type

1. Name the kind of animals which eat only plants.
2. Which nutrients provide energy to our body?
3. Name a metal which is in liquid state.
4. What is a natural magnet called?
5. Give an example of an object which exhibits periodic as well as rotatory motion.
6. Name the plants with green and tender stems.
7. Name the part of the plant which produces its own food. Name this process.
8. Is butter a translucent material?
9. Name the part of a plant which bears leaves, flowers and fruits.
10. When a magnet may lose its property?
11. From where do bees collect nectar?
12. In your garden, you find a plant which has a long but a weak stem. In which
category would you classify it?
13. Write two soluble and insoluble solid substances in water.
14. To measure the length of a curved object, we can use a _________ and a ruler.
15. Which vitamin is good for healthy eyesight?
16. How is beri-beri caused?
17. How can roots be recognised without seeing them?
18. The height of a person is 1.76m. Express it in mm.

Short answer type

1. Write any two properties of a magnet. Can these properties be lost?
2. Write the similarities and differences between the motion of a pendulum and of
earth.
3. What are fibres?
4. Name five objects that can be made from wood.
5. Draw the diagrams of leaves in parallel venation and reticulate venation.
6. Roughage does not provide any nutrient, but still it is an essential component of our
diet. Why?
7. What is a balanced diet?
8. What would happen to person whose diet lacks both carbohydrates and proteins?
9. Differentiate between natural and synthetic fibre.
10. On what basis do we choose a material to make an object?
11. Why do we need to group materials?
12. What happens when we heat water in a pan?
13. Draw a flower and label all its parts.
14. How is photosynthesis different from respiration in plants?
15. A stem acts as a two way street. Justify the statement.
16. What would happen if two opposite poles of two magnets are brought closer?
17. Give examples where objects undergo combinations of different types of motion?
18. How should the eye be positioned for taking reading of a scale?
19. Gita always reminds her younger brother to wash his hands as soon as he comes
home after playing. Why?
Long answer type
1. Explain with the help of an activity, how can you test for proteins in a food
sample?
2. How do we make yarn from fibre?
3. With the help of an activity, show that stem conducts water.
4. Differentiate between taproot and fibrous roots.
5. Can you measure the exact length of your desk using a string? How?
6. Name a few body units. Are they still used for measuring length? Why?
7. What precautions do we need to keep in mind while measuring the length of a
given object?
8. Differentiate between circular and rotatory motion, giving examples.
9. How can you make your own magne

Question Bank
Term II
Very short answer type
1. By which process, pebbles and stones are removed from sand?

2. Can sand and black gram be separated by sieving?

3. Wood is a luminous object. True or false?

4. Is candle a man made source of light?

5. Does light travel in a straight line?

6. Name the two components of a habitat

7. In what type of change, no new substance is formed?

8. Give an example of heterotroph.

9. How do plants reproduce?

10. What is electric circuit?

11. What gives the different parts of the body their shape?
 12. Both conductors and insulators have useful applications. True or false?

13. ____________ are the point of attachment of two or more bones.

14. Write one example of hinge joint.

15. What is wind?

16. Soil organisms use air present in _________ for their survival.

17. Write one use of windmill.

18. What will sink to the bottom of the vessel – rice or dust?

19. Is burning of candle a reversible change?

Short answer type

1. Why does a lump of cotton wool shrink in water?
2. Why is oxygen important to us?
3. Define adaptation. Give an example.
4. Give two examples to explain the difference between changes that are slow or
fast.
5. Are a- biotic factors important for all living organisms?
6. Do all living things need food?
7. Bones cannot be bent. So how do we bend our elbow?
8. How is the movement of pivotal joint different from that of hinge joint?
9. What would have happened, if backbone was made up of only one long bone?
10. How does an earthworm fix parts of its body to the ground?
11. Do we find different kinds of plants and animals in deserts and sea regions?
Why?
12. How do we know that something is living?
13. How are we able to see objects like chair, a painting or a shoe?
14. Shadows give us some information about the objects. Justify the statement.
15. Which method of separating tea leaves from tea is better, decantation or
filtration? Why?
16. Why water is called a universal solvent?
17. Where does the torch get electricity from?
18. A bulb does not have its filament intact. Will the bulb glow? Why?
19. Differentiate between conductors and insulators.
20. When we dissolve salt in water, what kind of change will occur?
 21. During summer, Zubeida keeps a bowl of water and grains in the balcony of her
house. Why do you think she does so?
Long answer type
1. Explain with the help of an activity if rubber is an insulator or not.
2. For what all purposes do you use electricity?
3. How can you show that a mirror changes the direction of light that falls on it?
4. Explain with the help of a diagram, the working of a periscope.
5. Do plants excrete? Explain.
6. How are trees adapted to the conditions prevailing in their habitat?
7. What makes the bones move the way they do?

8. Differentiate between sieving and filtration taking an example.

9. How is cottage cheese prepared?

10. How would you separate a mixture of two liquids that mix with each other?
Give an example.

11. Why are tools often heated before fixing wooden handles? Is this a physical or a
chemical change? Why?

Term 2

Revision assignments

Electricity and circuits

1. Match the following:
A B
a. On- off device in electric circuits filament
b. Wood conductor
c. Spring like wire in bulb positive
terminal
d. Wet cloth switch
e. Upper end of carbon rod in dry cell insulator
2. The closed path of electricity is called
a. Orbit b. circuit c. filament d. flow
3. The type of cells that can be charged again on being discharged are called
_____________.
4. A bulb with broken filament wire is called ______________.
5. Can we replace electricity supplied by the mains instead of an electric cell?
6. Name two electrical devices that are used for :
a. Cooking b. lighting c. producing sound
7. Why is an electric cable made of both, metal and plastic?
 8. Mention any two properties of the filament of an electric bulb.
9. Which object you can use in place of a switch – a safety pin, pencil lead, a wooden
scale, aluminium foil?
10. Label the following diagrams and name them:

a. b. c.

11. Write T for true and F for false statements.

a. In thermal power station coal is used to produce electricity.
b. Both terminals of cell are positively charged.
c. Unreactive gas is filled in bulb to prolong its life.
d. Flow of protons cause electric current.
e. Battery is combination of two or more cells.
12. What do you mean by open and close circuit?
13. Fill in the blanks with suitable word.
a. --------- do not allow electric current to pass through them.
b. The bulb glows only when ------------------- flows through the circuit.
c. Copper wire is a good ------------------- of electricity.

Living organisms and their surroundings

1. Match the following:

A B
a. Camel webbed feet
b. Touch me not plant desert plants
c. Duck long legs
d. fleshy stem mountains
e. cone shaped tree response to stimulus
2. On being pricked with a pin, we quickly withdraw our hand. Which of the following is a
stimulus here?
(A) Pin (B) Pricking with the Pin (C) Hand (D) Withdrawing hand
3. Frogs breathe through _______________________and___________________________.
4. Sunflower plant move towards sunlight. This is called
_________________________________.
5. Which of the following is not a ‘biotic’ component?
A. Plants B. Animals C. Water D. All are biotic
6. Whales use gills for breathing. True or False?
7. Shape of the body that tapers at ends and helps in movement in water is called
___________________________.
8. Why is respiration necessary in living organism?
9. How are plants and animal adapted to survive in desert regions? (Take one example each)
10. Write T for true and F for false statement.
a. Camel excretes less quantity of urine.
b. Cockroach is a nocturnal animal.
c. Plant intake carbon dioxide during respiration.
e. Movement is the characteristic feature of all living organism.
11 List the common characteristic of living things.
12. Classify the habitats of these organisms as pond, sea or deserts.
Octopus, cactus, frog, Hydrilla, camel, starfish, shark, lotus.
13. Fill in the blanks with suitable word.
a. Pine tree are found in ------------------ places.
b. Biotic components include all --------------- things of the environment.
c. Green leaves contain ----------------- to absorb solar energy.
d. The transfer of pollen grain from anther to stigma is called ---------------.
14. What is different between submerged and floating plants? Give example.
15. What may happen if:
a. A fish is taken away from water and placed on land.
b. A lotus plant is removed from water and planted on land.
c. Insect living in soil placed in a pond.
d. Mango sapling is planted under water.
16. Write T for true statement and F for false statement.
a. All animals are Autotrophs.
b. Light, temperature, soil, water are called abiotic components.
c. Organisms living in water are called terrestrial animals.
d. Habitat is the habit of living and non-living things.
e. Crocodile is an example of amphibian.
17. How plants and animals are interdependent on each other?
18. Write the importance of habitats?
19. Classify the following components of environment as biotic and abiotic.
a. Plants b. Bacteria c. Sunlight d. Fungi e. Soil f. Temperature.

Light, shadows and reflections

1. Match the following:
A B
a. Non-Luminous Lateral inversion
b. Natural source of light Butter Paper
c. Translucent Lunar eclipse
d. Left appears right in mirror Water
e. Opaque Sundial
f. Rectilinear propagation Star
g. Shadow Moon
h. Transparent Wood
2. Can we surely deduce the actual shape of the opaque object from its shadow? Why
or why not?
3. Comment on the heights of the images of two plants in a plane mirror, where one is 2
metre shorter than the other.
4. What does a mirror do to a ray of light falling on it?
5. A non-luminous natural body that shines in the absence of the sun:
A. Earth B. Moon C. Water D. Plants

6. Write T for true and F for false statements.

a. Light is a form of energy which can not be seen.
b. The image formed by pin-hole camera is inverted.
c. We see the moon because it is a luminous body.
d. Colour of shadow depends on colour of the object.
e. Plane mirror is used in periscope.
7. What happens when light strikes a transparent body like glass?

Body movements

1. Number of vertebrae in backbone is ______________.

2. Spine is protected from external injuries by _______________.
3. A cockroach has ____________ pairs of legs and __________pairs of wings.
4. Where is a pivotal joint present in the human body? _____________
5. A joint is the meeting point of two ____________.
6. Pattern of movement of a snake is by making _________________.
7. An earthworm moves by continuous _________ and ____________ of muscles.
8. Fills the blank with suitable word.
a. The backbone is composed of -------------- vertebrae.
b. The upper arm has a strong bone called -----------------.
c. The breaking of bone is called a -------------------.
9. How bones of birds are adapted well for flying?
10.Earthworms are called farmers friend. Why?
11. Write the functions of skeleton in human body?
12. Solve the puzzle by filling suitable letters.
a. These make up the human skeleton. B—N---.
b. The red fluid in the body. – L—O ---D.
c. Respiratory organ in our body. --- U --- G---.

13.Write T for true and F for false statements.

a. Bones are harder than cartilages.
b. Finger bones do not have joints.
c. Movement and locomotion is same in animals.
d. The fore arm has two bones.
e. Muscles help in movement of bone.
18. What is ball and socket joint? Give an example.
19. What would have happened if backbone was made up of single long bone?
20. Bones are hard structure, which can not be bent although we are able to move our hands,
knee, elbow etc. comments.
21. Unscramble the jumbled words.
a. TNEMEVOM ----------------------.
b. LESKETON ---------------------.
c. EPAHS -----------------.
d. LSECSUM ---------------.
e. BOBACKNE --------------.

Changes around us

1. Fill in the blanks.

a. The solubility of a solvent -------------- on heating.
b. Metals ----------------- on heating.
c. No change in composition of the substances takes place in ------------ change.
d. Germination of seed is ----------- change.
e. Changing of milk into curd is a -------------- change.
7. Give two example of changes in which energy is given out?
8. Classify the following changes in at least two ways.
a. Growth of baby
b. Formation of curd
9. What are undesirable changes? Give two example of it.
10. Classify the following as physical and chemical changes.
Melting of glass
Burning of incense stick
Tearing of cloth Formation of seed from flower
Cooking of food
Formation of cloud
6. Write T for true and F for false statements.
a. Cooking of rice is a physical change
b. Rotation of a fan is a fast change
c. Eruption of a volcano is a desirable change
d. Heat is absorbed or liberated during a change involving energy.
e. A change which produces new substance is a chemical change.
7. What is solubility? Write the constituent of solution?
8. Name a natural substance that is found in all three states in nature.
9. Write characteristic of chemical changes?
10. Iron rim is made slightly smaller than wooden wheel. How this rim is fitted on
wooden wheel?
6. Fill in the blanks.
a. Changes in which a new substance is formed are called -------------------.
b. Rotation of a fan is a ----------------------- change.
c. Dissolving salt in water is a ------------- change.
d. Eruption of a volcano is ----------- change
e. The glowing of a tube light is a ----------- change.
7. What are reversible changes? Give two examples.
8. What is sublimation? Write two examples of sublime substance?
9. Write some characteristics of physical changes?
10. Classify the following a reversible or irreversible change.
a. Growth of plant.
b. Ploughing of a field
c. Melting of Wax
d. Breaking of glass
e. Pulling of rubber string
f. Burning of paper.
 Consolidated Science Revision Assignment

1. Mention one function for each:

a. Skeleton -
________________________________________________________
b. Switch -
________________________________________________________
c. Ball and socket -
________________________________________________________
d. Muscles -
________________________________________________________
e. Light energy -
________________________________________________________
2.Will there be a solar eclipse on planet mercury? Why?
3.At night, in a stadium, during a cricket match, we see more than one shadow of ourselves/
players. Why?_____________________________________________________________
4. a. Classify as luminous and non-luminous objects:
torch, book, moon, table, sun, stars, earth
b. Which of these are natural sources of
light?_____________________________________
c. What happens when moon reflects
sunlight?____________________________________
5. a. Draw a circuit diagram using an electric bulb, a switch, an electric cell and connecting
wires.

b. Mark the direction of current flow.

c. What type of circuit is it – open or closed?
d. How can this circuit be used to check if aluminium foil is a good conductor of
electricity?
6. Mention adaptations for:
a. fish - _____________________________________________________________
b. rats in deserts - _____________________________________________________________
c. mountain goat - _____________________________________________________________
7. Which of these is not a natural habitat? Sea, desert, zoo, mountains
8. Find errors in the following passage (each line has an error):
Rohan wanted to drink a cup of milk, full of iodine calcium
and fluorine, to keep his _________
muscles strong. For reaching the cup kept on the table, from his sofa,
_________
he bent his backbone and stretched his ball and socket joint in the _________
right elbow. He held the cup with his hand using his fixed joint in his fingers
_________
and hinge joint in his wrist.
9.Give reasons for the following :-
a. Electrical appliances and tools have their handles covered with
insulating materials.
b. A gap is left between two rails.
c. The leaves of Mimosa plant droop down when touched.
d. What happens to cooked food when it is kept for 2 days without
 refrigeration?
e.

10.What is the difference between living things and non-living things?

11.Write the scientific terms for the following :-

a. To produce more of one’s own kind
b. Spring like metal wire inside bulbs, which glows when current
passes through it
c. An unwanted change brought about naturally or by
us.____________
d. Increase in size due to a raise in temperature.__________
e.

12.Define the following :-

a. Stimuli
b. Circuit

13.Differentiate between :-
a. Physical and chemical changes
b. Closed circuit and open circuit
c. Evaporation and condensation
14. How does a tree with many leaves work as a natural pinhole camera?
15. Identify the type of joint and the body part that is being used in the
action for carrying out the following activities: (any three)

a. Lifting a bucket
b. Kicking a football
c. Nodding to say yes
d. Swinging a ball while playing cricket (bowler)
e. Squeezing a sponge ball with the hand

16.Complete the following table: ( Copy the table)

Habitat Features of the Example of Adaptive

habitat organism in features of the
the habitat organism
Desert a. Cactus b.

c. Cold and d. Thick coat on

windy, snows body, strong
in winter hooves
Fresh water e. f. g.

h. Tall grasses, i. j.
few trees, dry
and windy
 17. Draw a neat labelled diagram to show how the cells are connected in a
torch? What is such a combination called?

Map – Staple foods of India

Holiday Homework

It has been proven over and over that young children learn languages, formulae, concepts
and other information much quicker in a fun and interactive way rather than slogging
through heaps of textbooks. This year’s science project aims at achieving this objective. The
topic that has been chosen will be assessed only as a project and will not form a part of the
term examination syllabus.

Topic -Fibre and fabric (Chapter 3 of the textbook)

Since time immemorial, natural fibres have been used for apparel and home fashion. Today,
many man-made fibres have been developed into beautiful fabrics that are being used by
major designers. This summer break, have a great time sorting out your clothes and
engaging with the given activity. Hope you enjoy doing this!

A. Reading and Understanding – Begin with reading the chapter in the text book.

B. Research - Collect as many different pieces and scraps of fibres and fabrics. Gather
information on the fabrics under the following heads:

(i). Fabric and its source (Plant/ animal/ man-made)

(ii). Fabric and relevance of the region where it is used within India (cold and hot
climate)
(iii). Fabric and relevance to the use(its purpose – like for making bags, clothes,
mats,etc)
(iv). Properties of the fabric like strength, durability, absorption of water, etc.

C. Fabric assemblage /Collage -Now think of how you would like to present your
collected fabrics as a collage.

• Take an A4 sheet of paper.

• Prepare a collage on one side of the paper using the fabrics collected.

• Use the other side to present the information that you collected under the Research
head.

Make the collage on an A4 size sheet with the research (information) at the back of this page.
References
Class VI NCERT Text Book; http://42explore.com/fibers.htm ;
http://www.fabrics.net/projects.asp
The given science project will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Timely Research (6marks) Collage (3marks) Total

submis
sion(1
mark)
1 Number of fabrics used2 Creativity and 10
Content and information 4 innovativeness2 marks
Overall neatness&
presentation1

This is to be submitted to your respective science teacher on or before JULY 2015.