Have you imagined how our ancestors lived without transport? There have been many great discoveries that have improved our style of living. Here is a list of some great inventions that changed the way we live. The Wheel Wheels were invented about 5500 years ago to carry heavy objects from one place to another. Later, man also used wheels in pottery, spinning thread and irrigation. The Abacus The Abacus is also known as the first computer. This invention took place 2500 years back. It was and is still used to do simple calculations like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. 48) ‘Vikas Apple Knowledge Tree : 3Steam Engine The first railway steam engine was invented by Richard Trevithick in the year 1804, in United Kingdom. With the invention of the steam engine, it became easier for people to travel long distances in less time. Telephone The telephone was invented by Sir Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. It helped people connect across long distances through voice communication. This also helped in developing global business and communication. Automobile Karl Benz invented the first petrol and gasoline fuelled car in the year 1886. It was a three-wheeled car called Motorwagen. Vikas Apple Knowledge Tree = 3Airplane Orville and Wilbur Wright, popularly known ds the Wright Brothers developed the first successful airplane in the year 1903 Light Bulb Thomas Alva Edison is known to be the inventor of the bulb, because he invented the first fully functional lighting system. This included a generator, wiring. and carbon-filament bulb Computer Charles Babbage, who is called the father of computers, was the first to invent the computer in the early 19% century 20 Vikas Apple Knowledge Troe : 3What has three hands, a face and tells you the time? “Correct! It is a clock. Let us learn how to read time The small hand in a clock shows us the hour, the big hand shows us the minutes and continuously moving hand shows the seconds Time from noon until midnight is written as p.m. and time from midnight until noon is written as a.m. For example, 7 o’clock in the morning is written as 7 a.m. and 7 o'clock in the evening is written as 7 p.m. A. Let us try and find the time in the clocks shown below. Midnight -12.-pra\, _ pr 39-4509 | DateDid you know that many groups of words or a sentence can at times be said by using just one word? A. Here are some sentences or group of words. Give one word for these from the words given in the box below i Democracy/ Ambiguous ~~ Bilingual “ Invisible Autobiography ~/ Amphibian / | 1. Life history written by oneself Autobiogerphy a 2. A land animal that breeds in water. LM. PAlb(an —— 3. A sentence or situation where the meaning is unclear. Ambiguous __ Sennaen eee meee _ 4. A political system where the country is ruled by the people. Dertocracy 5. A person who speaks two different languages fluently. ] g A 6. That which cannot be seen. —Lawisible pate: ala) 49 kas Appi Knowledge Tre 3 Toocneris: A) OeActivity 4 A. Here are some phrases and sentences for which you need to find one word. The word can appear horizontally, vertically or diagonally Dupe Unite Supreme i Cheap . Behave Humour Concenttace Ponder Sort Mutter | A PEN DRCSTOD TR N wie shoe) u_oG\s NM {U]T E uj) (HU MO 1 TIN[E D P| Ss OH P rR pji{t ole URCB NUITICRE PAOVG N R|E/H PH PIRNUT GUSAUB s UP REM ATE JK MVSDGI FIML a2 cee aUEUl GI sUDNBM A MUTRUK E YISQkK P Ww E[s OR TE P Keep thinking about something. Pondee~ The quality of being able to make people laugh. Hunoum To speak words in a low tone or in a way that is not understandable. mutt c» To fool someone. OMpe _ To arrange things systematically. Sol To act in an acceptable manner. To focus on something. Concén}wate Of the highest order, Suomerne To come together. cinife Of low cost. __c heap Date: 919149 ‘Vikas Apple Knowledge Tree : 3 Teacher is oe Ce 23 SP OPNTHRwWNHAnimal Homes ) ust like us, animals too have homes. The home of each ‘animal and bird is named ifferently A. Here are some pictures with an empty box above. Write the number in the box that matches with the animal's home listed below. 1, Burrow 2. Web 3. Hole 4, Pond 5. Beehive 6. Lake 7. Nest 8. Den 9. Anthill | Vikas Aspe Knowledge Troe: 2 Teacher is Ce Os | } Date: _ODate: ONANTG a ‘kas Apple Knowledge Tree: 3 Teacher is @ ) Oe 28 41a Apple Koowiedge Tee 9 [RTE]Just like humans have certain characteristics, so dos reptiles. Lets learn more about them. Characteristics of a reptile Skin with scales Reptiles breathe through their lungs and do not their body changes temperature to match the temperature around them. have external ears. They do not have ears like us ee eee Have a backbone or spine Reptiles reproduce by laying eggs. Some of them wrap their bodies around the eggs for protection. Vikas Apple Knowladge Tree : 3Reptiles either have four legs or no legs at all. The ones that have no legs, slide to move from one place to another. Reptiles are vertebrates, which means that they have a backbone or spine. Some reptiles camouflage to defend themselves. This means that they change their skin colour to match the surroundings, so they are not easily seen. A. Identify the reptiles by placing a tick mark in the circle Did you Know? Reptiles are found throughout the world except Antarctica. Date as Aople Knowledge Tee 3 Teaco: OQO@Q #7 Extinct Animals Do you know the meaning of the word ‘extinct’? Extinct means no longer existing. There are many animals that have become extinct. Animals become extinct due to major changes in the environment. These include extreme climates (for example, excess cold during ice age), lack of food, widespread diseases and huge volcano eruptions. Excessive hunting and killing of animals by humans is also one of the factors why animals become extinct. Pollution also has an adverse effect on the balance of the ecosystem. A. Below is a list of animals that are extinct. Label them with the help of the words given in the table below. Dodo Dinosaur Moa Woolly Mammoth Golden Toad s were S| ght orange, while females were y black with scarlet spots and yellow circles. © They are also called the Monte Verde toad as they are found near the city of Monte Verde, Costa Rica. © They became extinct in 1989 due to the Chytrid fungus which infected them. © Group of varied animals © Existed more than 200 million years ago during the Jurassic period. © Became extinct during the period where 75% of all living species were killed. 28) Date kas Ale Knowledge Tree: 3 Teacher's Oe Oeed to the Asian elephant y Existed in the wild till 1700 B.C. and became extinct during the late Pleistocene period. © Well adapted to cold climate with thick fur. They had long curved tusks. « These birds never developed the ability to fly and were (4 id never afraid of humans. e They existed on the island of Mauritius, where the bird was hunted by Dutch sailors for food. © The species became extinct in 1662. oo the ability to fly. © They became extinct around 1440 as they were heavily hunted by New Zealand’s Maori people. = aeons eaters: O@O® ®vie ee 7 (16) © Unusual Animals There are some animal species that are not commonly known. Lets have a look at some of these. A. Match the picture with the correct description. Date ° ° ® ea. ed. The Komondor Dog The Komondor is a breed from Hungary with a thick white corded coat. . The Okapi The Okapi resembles a Zebra from behind, but is closely related to Giraffes The Sloth Sloths mostly live on trees, and move very slowly. They feed on shoots, buds and leaves. The Panda Ant They are in reality, wasps, with a very painful sting. They get their name from the thick black and silver/white hair on their body The Walking Leaf These are insects that look like a tree’s leaf. They slowly move their leafelike body while walking, so it seems that a leaf is blowing in the wind. snetortnes tasters: QQHO®ON Activity 5 A. Here's an interesting crossword. Challenge your friend to finish it first! | «| Felt Tor Tt N | 3 Bees easy Down 1. An extinct animal that lived in New Zealand, 3. The home of the king of the jungle 4. This is where bees live. 6. A bird that was hunted by Dutch sailors. 7. This is where the ants live Across 2. A reptile which lives in a lake and attacks humans. 5. The home of a snail. 8. The home of a spider. 9. An animal that moves at a very slow speed. 10. The home of a crow Date : kas Apple Knowledge Tre 2 Teachers: (V@® O8 #N7}- Map of India | We have learnt earlier about the world, continents,* countries, states and cities. Do you know how many states India has? Here is a coloured map of India, A. Each state on the map below has a number. Write the correct number next to the name of the state in the boxes below _ [Andhra Pradesh __[__]/Himachal Pradesh [] Meghalaya [__]/Telangana CS] Arunachal Pradesh [_]|Jammu and Kashmir [—] Mizoram () Tripura J] Assam (]/Sharkhand CJ |Nagatand [1] Uttarakhand ct Bihar _ CJ |Karnataka [) |Odisha CoJluttar Pradesh Chhattisgarh CJ]Kerata [J [Punjab _ [J |West Bengal Cj Goa ([|Madhya Pradesh [J Rajasthan [J _ Gujarat _____ [-) Maharashtra [) |sikkim Ch 7 Haryana || Manipur CT [remit Nadu} | 3 ate as Apple Knowle Tee: 3 Teacreriss )@® OeWho Am I? } Today, we live in a free country. There were many freetiom fighters who fought for the freedom of India. Do you know any freedom fighters? A. Given below are images of freedom fighters alongwith some information Lets see if you can guess their names. - ) I believed in the slogan “Swarajya ha maja Janmasiddha | hakka ahe, ani toh mi milavnarach” (Swaraj is my birthright, _ and I must have it). I am the “Father of Indian Unrest”, 2) Who am TP ee ‘Tam the Nightingale of India, a poet and a social activist. I was the first woman to be elected as the governor of an 2. Indian state. Whoam]? — T once said: “Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azadi dunga”, ou give me blood, and I promise you freedom). I was the 3. founder of the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) I am known to be a rebel Who am I? ss During the First World War, I campaigned for the Freedom of India and helped in the formation of the ‘Home Rule League’. I was elected as the President of the Congress and was also a Woman's Rights Activist: Sk ate kas Apple Knowledge Tro : 9 Teacher is Oe Oe &(9): Cities to Visit ' India is a beautiful country with each city having its own speciality. We surely would want to visit some of these wonderful cities during our vacations. | A. Here are pictures of famous monuments that represent cities along with a description of each city. Write the city names in the empty boxes with the help of the words given in the box below. You can then decide which city you want to visit in your next vacation. Bengaluru Mumbai New Delhi Agra Jaipur Hyderabad Manali Pune Kolkata Darjeeling ‘Varanasi Chennai ‘This city is well known This city is known This city is situated at! ifor its dance forms and !for its music, art andthe banks of the Ganga ‘sweets. The national culture, Also famous for river. It is famous for its library is situated in this its automobile industry, | temples, Buddhism and city ‘the city is known as the : yoga. ‘Detroit of Indi vate: tas Ase Krone To :3 reacrer's: QO ®Date This city has the Taj’ This city is known as the This city is known as the! Mahal - the symbol of | Pink city of India and is ‘eity which never sleeps. ‘love. ‘famous for its forts and It is also the commercial ' ‘ monuments. ‘capital of India. | This city is the capital of This city is known for This city is called ‘The India. All political head- | jewels. Also, the Ramoji' Silicon Valley of Indic’ quarters are in this city. : Film city is located here It is famous for its parks. ' This city is a famous hill: This city is famous for its; This is the city of :station. It is also famous | black tea and Himalayan ! education, It is als 0 h as a backpacking centre. ! railway ‘famous for the Ganes \kas Apple Knowledge Tae: Teacher's: )@ Os #Activity 6 A. Colour the map of India using the colours mentioned below for each state, Once done, label the states too. | Andhra Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya [Telangana 1 Arunachal Pradesh | Jammu and Kashmir" |Mizoram Tripura § Assam Jharkhand : Nagaland _[Uttarakhand al) Bihar Karnataka | |Odisha | Uttar Pradesh Chhattisgarh Kerala Punjab | West Bengal Goa Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Gujarat_ 8 Maharashtra HB [Sikkim [Haryana [Manipur _ Tamil Nadu Vikas Apple Knowledge Tree : 3 = | ms OOOSQE One Way While travelling, we come across different options that Help us reach from one place to another. Have we ever noticed these? Lets identify them in the picture A. ate Number the options in the picture to match the descriptions below Tunnel is a passageway built under the ground, through a hill, road or river Subway is a Passageway that goes under a road or railway for pedestrians to walk across Highway is the main road that connects cities and towns. Footpath is a path at the side of a road where people walk. Bridge is a structure, such as a road or railway, built across water or valley which are otherwise difficult to cross over. Foot over bridge is an elevated bridge used to walk across busy roads and railway lines - iss Apple Knowledge Tee: 3 Tescharis: (O) e O @ a