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Science for classes 1 and 2

4 lessons, each with worked examples, a try-at-home activity and a practice sheet. The practice sheets are together after the lessons, and the answer keys are at the very back.

  • Science
  • Classes 1-2
  • 4 lessons
  • 40 practice questions
  • Free to print

Contents

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Contents

What is in this book

  1. 1Living and non-living thingsLearn how to tell living things like plants and animals from non-living things like stones, chairs and toys.4 min
  2. 2Parts of a plantMeet the roots, stem, leaves, flower, fruit and seed of a plant and learn what each part does for the plant.3 min
  3. 3Our five sensesDiscover how your eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin help you see, hear, smell, taste and touch the world.3 min
  4. 4Water all around usFind out where water comes from, how we use it every day, and simple ways to keep it clean and save it.3 min

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Lesson 1 of 4

Living and non-living things

Learn how to tell living things like plants and animals from non-living things like stones, chairs and toys.

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Let us begin

The big idea

Look around you. A dog is running, a tree is standing and a chair is sitting still. Some of these things are alive and some are not. Let us find out how to tell them apart.

Living things need food, water and air. A dog eats and drinks. A plant drinks water through its roots and takes in air.

Living things grow. A puppy becomes a dog. A small seed becomes a big plant. Living things also have babies of their own kind. A cow has a calf, and a mango tree gives seeds that grow into new mango trees.

Living things can feel and respond. If you touch a hot cup, you pull your hand away. A plant on a windowsill bends towards the light.

Non-living things do not eat, do not grow and do not have babies. A stone, a chair, a pencil, a ball and a glass of water are all non-living.

Some non-living things can move. A car moves and a river flows. But they do not eat, grow or have babies, so they are not living.

Worked examples

See how it works

  1. Is a cat living?

    A cat eats and drinks. It breathes. It grows from a kitten into a cat. It has kittens. So a cat is a living thing.

  2. Is a stone living?

    A stone does not eat or drink. It does not grow. It does not have baby stones. So a stone is a non-living thing.

  3. Is a plant living even though it does not walk?

    Yes. A plant does not walk, but it takes in water and air, it grows, and it makes seeds that become new plants. So a plant is a living thing.

Try it at home

Living or non-living hunt

You will need

  • Paper
  • Pencil

What to do

  1. Fold your paper in half. Write Living on one side and Non-living on the other.
  2. Walk around your home or garden with a grown-up.
  3. Write or draw five living things you can see.
  4. Write or draw five non-living things you can see.
  5. For each living thing, say out loud one reason why it is living.

Ask a grown-up: Please go along with the child. Do not touch unknown insects, thorny plants or animals that are not your own pets.

Fun fact

A tiny seed is alive. It can wait for days or months and then wake up and start to grow when it gets water and warmth.

Lesson 2 of 4

Parts of a plant

Meet the roots, stem, leaves, flower, fruit and seed of a plant and learn what each part does for the plant.

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Let us begin

The big idea

Every plant is made of different parts. Each part has its own job, like the members of a family. Let us meet them one by one.

The roots grow under the soil. They hold the plant firmly in the ground and take in water from the soil. Carrot and radish are roots that we eat.

The stem holds the plant up. It carries water from the roots to the leaves and other parts.

The leaves are usually green. They make food for the plant using sunlight, air and water. Spinach and coriander are leaves that we eat.

The flower grows into a fruit. Many flowers are bright and have a sweet smell. Cauliflower is a flower that we eat.

The fruit has seeds inside. When a seed gets soil, water and warmth, it can grow into a new plant.

Parts of a flowering plantA plant standing in soil. At the top is a flower with five petals. A stem goes down the middle with a leaf on each side. Roots spread out under the soil. The flower, a leaf, the stem and the roots are labelled. Soil Flower Leaf Stem Roots
A plant has roots, a stem, leaves and a flower.

Worked examples

See how it works

  1. Which part is under the soil?

    The roots grow under the soil. They hold the plant and drink water.

  2. Which part makes food?

    The leaves make food for the plant. That is why a plant needs sunlight on its leaves.

  3. From flower to new plant

    First the flower grows. Then the flower becomes a fruit. The fruit has seeds. A seed can grow into a new plant.

Try it at home

Grow a moong sprout

You will need

  • A few moong (green gram) seeds
  • A small cup or bowl
  • Cotton wool or a clean cloth
  • Water
  • Paper and pencil

What to do

  1. Soak the moong seeds in water for one night.
  2. Spread wet cotton wool or a wet cloth in the cup and put the seeds on it.
  3. Keep the cup in a bright place. Sprinkle a little water on the seeds every day.
  4. After two or three days, look closely. See the small white root and the small shoot.
  5. Draw your sprout and write the words root and shoot next to the right parts.

Ask a grown-up: Please remind the child to wash hands after touching the seeds and the wet cloth.

Lesson 3 of 4

Our five senses

Discover how your eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin help you see, hear, smell, taste and touch the world.

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Let us begin

The big idea

You can see a rainbow, hear a bell, smell a flower, taste a laddoo and feel a soft blanket. You do all this with your five senses. Each sense has its own part of the body.

Eyes help us to see. We use them to see colours, shapes and light.

Ears help us to hear. We hear sounds like music, birds and our friends talking.

The nose helps us to smell. A nose can tell us that food is cooking or that a flower is sweet.

The tongue helps us to taste. It can tell if food is sweet, sour, salty or bitter.

The skin helps us to touch and feel. It tells us if something is hot, cold, rough, smooth, hard or soft. Our senses also keep us safe. We smell smoke, hear a horn and feel a hot cup. Take good care of your eyes and ears.

Worked examples

See how it works

  1. Which sense do you use?

    To see a kite in the sky, you use your eyes. To hear its string go zing, you use your ears.

  2. Eating a lemon

    You see the yellow colour with your eyes. You smell it with your nose. You feel its rough skin with your fingers. You taste its sour juice with your tongue.

  3. Keeping safe

    You smell something burning in the kitchen. Your nose warns you, so you tell a grown-up at once.

Try it at home

Mystery bag

You will need

  • A cloth bag or a pillow cover
  • A spoon, a sponge, a cotton ball, a pebble, a small toy
  • A friend or family member

What to do

  1. Ask a grown-up to put four or five small things into the bag without showing you.
  2. Close your eyes. Put your hand in the bag and feel one thing.
  3. Say if it is hard or soft, rough or smooth, big or small.
  4. Guess what it is. Then take it out and look.
  5. Now swap places and let your friend guess. Which sense did you use?

Ask a grown-up: Choose only safe, soft or smooth things. Leave out anything sharp, tiny enough to swallow, or dirty.

Fun fact

Your tongue can taste sweet, sour, salty and bitter things.

Lesson 4 of 4

Water all around us

Find out where water comes from, how we use it every day, and simple ways to keep it clean and save it.

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Let us begin

The big idea

We drink water, bathe in water and cook with water. Plants and animals need it too. Let us see where water comes from and how to take care of it.

We get water from many places. Rain falls from the clouds. Rivers, ponds, lakes and wells give us water. Taps bring water to our homes. The sea has water too, but sea water is salty and we cannot drink it.

We use water for drinking, cooking, washing clothes, bathing and cleaning. Farmers use water for their crops.

Water that we drink must be clean. Dirty water can make us ill. We can make water safe by boiling it, or by using a filter. A grown-up should do this.

Water is precious. We should not waste it. Close the tap when you brush your teeth. Fix a tap that drips. Use leftover water for plants.

Worked examples

See how it works

  1. Where does the water come from?

    In a village, people may take water from a well or a hand pump. In a town, it comes to the house through a tap. Both are sources of water.

  2. Saving water

    A tap left running while brushing teeth wastes a lot of water. If you close it, you save water. Small habits help.

  3. Safe water

    Pond water may look clear but may still have germs. A grown-up boils it or filters it before we drink it.

Try it at home

My water day

You will need

  • Paper and pencil
  • A mug
  • A bucket

What to do

  1. Make a table with the words Drinking, Bathing, Cooking, Washing and Plants.
  2. Make a tick each time you see water being used for one of these during the day.
  3. At night, count the ticks. Which use has the most?
  4. Next time you wash your hands, catch the water in a bucket and give it to a plant.
  5. Tell your family one way you will save water.

Ask a grown-up: Please help the child to carry the bucket and to choose a plant that is safe to water.

Fun fact

Most of the Earth's surface is covered by water.

Part two

Practice sheets

One sheet for each of the 4 lessons. Write your name and the date at the top, answer in the spaces, then check with the answer keys at the back.

Practice sheet

Living and non-living things

Practice sheet: Living and non-living things (Classes 1-2, Science)

  1. Is a dog living or non-living?
  2. Is a pencil living or non-living?
  3. Name two things that all living things need.
  4. Does a stone grow?
  5. Which one grows: a tree or a table?
  6. Sort these into living and non-living: cat, book, mango tree, ball, fish, chair.
  7. Can living things have babies?
  8. Is the Sun living or non-living?
  9. A plant does not walk. Why do we still say it is living?
  10. A toy car moves, but it is non-living. Why?

Practice sheet

Parts of a plant

Practice sheet: Parts of a plant (Classes 1-2, Science)

  1. Which part of a plant grows under the soil?
  2. Which part holds the plant up?
  3. Which part of a plant makes food?
  4. Which part grows into a fruit?
  5. What is inside a fruit?
  6. What can a seed grow into?
  7. Name one root that we eat.
  8. When we eat spinach, which part of the plant are we eating?
  9. What does a root take in from the soil?
  10. What would happen to a plant if its roots were cut off?

Practice sheet

Our five senses

Practice sheet: Our five senses (Classes 1-2, Science)

  1. Which part of the body helps us to see?
  2. Which part helps us to hear?
  3. Which part helps us to smell?
  4. Which part helps us to taste?
  5. Which part helps us to feel touch?
  6. Name the five senses.
  7. Which sense tells you that the milk has gone sour: smell or hearing?
  8. You pick up an ice cream. Which sense tells you it is cold?
  9. Name the four tastes your tongue can find.
  10. Why is it good to have a sense of smell when food is burning?

Practice sheet

Water all around us

Practice sheet: Water all around us (Classes 1-2, Science)

  1. Name three places where we get water.
  2. Can we drink sea water?
  3. Name two ways we use water at home.
  4. What do plants need water for?
  5. How can we make drinking water safe?
  6. Rain falls from the sky. What do we call what it falls from?
  7. Why should we close a dripping tap?
  8. Is it good to waste water? Say why.
  9. Name one animal that lives in water.
  10. Name one way you can save water.

Part three

Answer keys

The answers to every practice sheet, in the same order as the lessons. Parents and teachers may like to keep these pages separately.

Answer key

Answers: Living and non-living things

  1. Living.
  2. Non-living.
  3. Any two of food, water and air.
  4. No. A stone does not grow.
  5. A tree grows. A table does not.
  6. Living: cat, mango tree, fish. Non-living: book, ball, chair.
  7. Yes. For example, a hen lays eggs and a cow has a calf.
  8. Non-living.
  9. It grows, it takes in water and air, and it makes seeds for new plants.
  10. It does not eat, grow or have babies. It moves only when someone pushes it or when its battery works.

Answer key

Answers: Parts of a plant

  1. The roots.
  2. The stem.
  3. The leaves.
  4. The flower.
  5. Seeds.
  6. A new plant.
  7. Carrot or radish (also beetroot).
  8. The leaves.
  9. Water.
  10. It could not take in water from the soil, so it would dry up and die.

Answer key

Answers: Our five senses

  1. The eyes.
  2. The ears.
  3. The nose.
  4. The tongue.
  5. The skin.
  6. Sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
  7. Smell (and taste too).
  8. Touch, with the skin.
  9. Sweet, sour, salty and bitter.
  10. The smell warns us early, so we can tell a grown-up and stay safe.

Answer key

Answers: Water all around us

  1. Any three of rain, river, pond, lake, well, hand pump, tap and sea.
  2. No. Sea water is salty.
  3. Any two of drinking, cooking, bathing, washing clothes and cleaning.
  4. To grow and stay alive. Plants take in water through their roots.
  5. By boiling it or by filtering it (with a grown-up).
  6. Clouds.
  7. A dripping tap wastes water, and water is precious.
  8. No. Water is precious and many people do not have enough clean water.
  9. Any water animal, such as a fish, a frog or a crab.
  10. For example: close the tap while brushing, or reuse water for plants.

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