Lesson 11 Our Environment

I. LESSON OBJECTIVES
The students should be able to
describe the components of an environment.
discuss the bad effects of pollution.
explain how the environment gets polluted.
analyse the effects of deforestation.

II. LEARNING PROCESS

STEPS
Introduction

ACTIVITY OF THE STUDENTS

TEACHER SUPPORT
Carry out the Get Active
This activity can be
segment of the lesson.
done as group work.
Discuss the drawings
and explain what an
environment
comprises of.

EVALUATION VIEWPOINT
Were the students able to
portray a positive picture of
environment?
Were they able to depict both
natural and artificial things in
the picture?

Development

List out things that we

get from the environment
around us.
Check if a white paper
smeared with Vaseline
gets dirty when left in
the open.
Observe the local water
bodies to check if the
water is polluted by
examining if the water
satisfies certain criteria.
Plant a tree/ shrub in the
school compound.

Consolidate the list of

things obtained from
the environment.
Define pollution and
show pictures of
polluted environments.
List the causes of air
and water pollution.
Discuss the ways of
reducing air and
water pollution.
Explain what
deforestation is.

Were the students able

to understand that the
environment provides all
the needs?
Were the students able to
identify some of the causes
of pollution?
Were the students able to
suggest some remedial action
to prevent pollution?
Were the students convinced
that trees should not
be destroyed?

Conclusion

Students clarify their

doubts.
Students share additional
information on the topic.

Summarise the lesson,

ensuring that every
concept has been
understood clearly.

Were students able to reflect

on and summarise the
lesson?

III.ASSESSMENT
Test Your Learning: Work out and discuss all the exercises of the Test Your Learning segment.
HOTS:Discuss how water should be treated at home before consumption. Then, elicit the answers from
the students.

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Life Skills and Values:

1. Life Skills: Decision making and effective communication
2. Values: Environmental awareness and team effort

IV.EXTENSION
Encourage the students to try out the More Do It segment and share their experiences.

ANSWER KEY TO THE LESSON

TEST YOUR LEARNING
A. Choose the correct answer.
1.b
2.a
3.b
B. Fill in the blanks.
1.environment
3.smoke
5. deforestation

D. Answer the following questions.

1.Everything found around us forms our
environment.
2.Pollution means dirtying the environment by
adding harmful substances to it.
3.Water can get polluted by the following ways:
i.Dumping of garbage in the water sources.
ii.Release of chemicals from factories into
the water sources.
iii.Washing clothes and bathing animals in
the water sources.
(Other answers)
4.Deforestation is harmful to the environment
of because
i. many animals lose their homes.
ii. less oxygen is released into the air.
iii. soil becomes loose and is blown away.

4.d

2.pollute
4.water

C.How is the environment being harmed in the

pictures?
1.Deforestation Cutting down trees results
in less oxygen supply to all living things,
erosion of soil, destruction of animal homes
and so on.
2.Throwing garbage everywhere causes increase
in germs and spread of diseases.
3.Throwing wastes into the water pollutes the
water and causes pollution.

HOTS
Water from rivers and ponds is not fit for drinking. It
contains germs that may cause diseases.

QUESTION BANK
A. Multiple Choice Questions.
1. _____________ form our environment.
a. Only living things b. Only plants
c. Only non-living things
d. Both living and non-living things

4.Which among these is a good way of disposing

garbage?
a. Burning garbage
b. Throwing garbage into open bins
c. Throwing garbage on the roadside
d. Throwing garbage into closed bins

2. We say that air is polluted when _____________

a. air is clean
c. there is no air
b. air is dirty
d. air moves

B. Say true or false.

1. Diarrhoea is caused by air pollution.
2.Trees give out oxygen which all living things need to
breathe.
3.Water treatment centres help in cleaning water
from water sources.
4. Planting more trees help to keep the air clean.

3.Which among these do we get from the

environment?
a.food
c.water
b. shelter
d. all the above
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