Observe the leaves in your surroundings. Draw, colour and label them in your notebook. Describe their colour, shape, size, texture and smell to your friend in the class. What statements can we make about leaves after doing this activity?
After observing leaves, we can state that leaves of different plants have different colours — green, yellow, red, and purple.
Shapes vary widely: heart-shaped like peepal, long like mango, and round like lotus.
Sizes range from small, to medium, to large, while textures can be smooth, rough, or hairy.
Smells are distinctive in many leaves — tulsi, coriander, curry leaves, mint, and lemon grass have distinct aromas. Mango leaves have a pleasant smell when rubbed.
Leaves help identify plants, and each type has unique characteristics.
Explanation
The chapter shows examples of different leaves: Peepal (heart-shaped), Mango (long), Lotus (round), Khejri (small). It also mentions that leaves like tulsi, coriander, curry leaves, mint, and lemon grass have different smells.
Solution Steps
Leaves have different colours: green, yellow, red, purple
Leaves have different shapes: heart-shaped (peepal), long (mango), round (lotus)
Leaves have different sizes: small, medium, large
Leaves have different textures: smooth, rough, hairy
Leaves have distinct smells: tulsi, coriander, curry leaves, mint, lemon grass, mango
Leaves help identify plants and have unique characteristics