Journey of a River
Class 5 · The World Around Us · 25 Questions
List three ways in which people are dependent on the river Godavari.
In which occupations are people engaged near the river Godavari?
Which crops grow in your region? Where does the water for irrigation come from?
Make a poster in your classroom showing all the ways rivers help people. Include drawings of homes, farms, boats, fishermen and more.
What problems can arise after a dam is built. How can they be solved?
Where do the plastic wrappers and bags that we litter end up?
What kinds of soaps, shampoos or floor cleaners (natural or readymade) are used in your home? Where does the unclean water mixed with these cleaners go?
Ask your parents or elders, about the condition of water bodies near your home when they were your age. What is the status of those water bodies today?
Make a list of things that we throw into the waste bin at home or school. If these things were thrown into a river or a pond, how would each of these items harm the animals, plants and people who live nearby, and use this water?
Take two clear glasses of water. Add a spoonful of sugar in one and a spoonful of cooking oil in the other. Stir both well and observe. What do you observe? Which one appears clear?
Can you list a few things that: Dissolve in water
Can you list a few things that: Do not dissolve in water
Can you list three things you can do to protect the water bodies near you?
Match the Columns: Flood problem → What it affects
Read the flood safety tips given in Activity 6 and organise a role-play where you are the Sarpanch or Municipal Corporator of your village or city. Discuss what actions you will take to— prevent flooding; prevent damage caused by flooding; keep elderly people and people with disability safe; keep animals safe
What would you do if you had no water in your home for an entire day?
What if there was no water for a week? How would you bath, drink, cook or clean? Where would you go to find water?
Find out which river(s) flow through your state. (a) What are they used for? (b) Are there any dams on them?
Ask your grandparents or parents to share any story or festival related to rivers in your region and present it in the class.
Ask an elder in your family: (a) What was the condition of rivers when you were a child? (b) What has changed since then?