Earth—Our Shared Home
Class 5 · The World Around Us · 25 Questions
Use a globe and find out: Are all the oceans on Earth connected with each other?
Use a globe and find out: Where is India on the globe?
Does the rosy starling visit your area? What is it called locally?
What does this story tell us about nature?
Imagine you are a bird travelling the world. Write a short postcard or note about what you see and what helps you on your journey (wind, ocean currents, warm weather). Share it with your classmates.
What does it mean when we say 'nature has no boundaries'?
Why do you think yoga became popular in so many countries?
Can you name a yoga pose you have tried or seen? What do you think it helps with?
What would happen if chillies disappeared from our kitchens for a week?
Ask your parents and write down the name of any recipe in which they have used black pepper and not red chillies.
Potatoes, tomatoes, peanuts, cashews, and many other foods have similar stories. They all travelled a long way to reach India and now we enjoy these every day in our food. Find out and write the story of any one of them.
If you could choose one Indian food to share with the world, what would it be?
What kind of new food items do you think will travel in the future?
Why do you think both Indian and Mexican cultures use marigolds during their festivals?
Why do you think people in different countries include flowers in their celebrations?
What does this story tell us about animals moving from one place to another?
With help of your teacher or an elder find out the names of at least 5 different breeds of cows.
Make a list of a few things in your house or school that may have come from another part of the world. Find out where they originally came from.
Interview a grandparent or neighbour: Ask them about a food item, song, or custom that was not there in their childhood but is common today. Find out where did it come from?
What does 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' teach us?