Animals Around Us – Class 4 EVS Chapter 3 Notes New and Best- Class IV EVS

Animals Around Us - Class 4 EVS Chapter 3 Notes New and Best

Learning Outcomes – Learning Outcomes

-identify different features (beak, teeth, claws, ears, hair, nests / shelters) of birds and animals.
-classify carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
-know about the group behavior of animals and birds.
-show concern towards animals and birds.

Animals Around Us – Class 4 EVS Chapter 3 Notes New and Best- Class IV EVS


POINTS TO REMEMBER
Animals adapt themselves to the place where they live.
Different birds have different beaks and claws.
Herbivores eat only plants.
Carnivores eat meat of animals.
Omnivores eat both plants and meat.
Some animals have special behavior to protect themselves.
Animals that lay eggs are called oviparous and animals that give birth to young ones are called viviparous.
Birds use beaks and claws to get their prey.
Birds build their nests to lay eggs
Animals live in groups for their survival and defend themselves from enemies.
We should show concern towards animals.


Animals Around Us – Class 4 EVS Chapter 3 Notes New and Best- Class IV EVS

CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING
1. Give some examples of animals that have thick fur on their skin.
A. Some examples of animals that have fur on their skin: Bear, mink, squirrels, seals, cats, dogs, sheep and foxes.

2. Why is a hen called an oviparous?
A.  Oviparous animals lay eggs, incubate and hatch their young ones.
Likewise hen also lay eggs, incubate and hatch its young ones. So hen is called an oviparous.

3. Sarath says that the duck and the crocodile belong to the same group. Do you agree, why or why not?
A. Yes, I agree with this statement.
Reasons for this:
† Duck is a bird. Crocodile is a reptile.
† Birds are most closely related to crocodiles.
+ Alligators and birds are part of the same larger group.
† They have given raise to birds and crocodilians.

Animals Around Us – Class 4 EVS Chapter 3 Notes New and Best- Class IV EVS

QUESTIONING AND HYPOTHESIS
4. What will happen if there are no crows ?
A. Crows are omnivores. They eat nearly anything. Crows have also been noted eating garbage and store food in everywhere.  So if there are no crows then it will lead to the increase of diseases.


‘EXPERIMENTS AND FIELD OBSERVATIONS
5.Observe the legs of a dog and a hen and write about them
A. Legs of a dog :
+ A dog has four legs. Two are the forelegs or front legs and two are the hind legs.
† The paw or the foot located on each leg.
† The paw has got nails at the end of each toe, paw pads.
† They found under the foot and the dewclaws which are vestiges of thumbs.

Legs of a hen :
† A hen has two legs.
† The thigh of hen is the upper part of the leg attached to the body of the bird.
+ Hens stand and walk on their toes.
† Most of the hens have three toes projecting forward and one projecting back.




Animals Around Us – Class 4 EVS Chapter 3 Notes New and Best- Class IV EVS

INFORMATION SKILLS AND PROJECTS
6. Collect the pictures of Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores and make a scrap book.
A. Students Activity.
Examples:

Herbivores : Cow, rabbit, kangaroo, sheep, goat, deer, elephant, giraffe, horse, buffalo and zebra.
Carnivores : lion, tiger, wolf, dog, cat, eagle, vulture.
Omnivores : crow, lizard, pig, rat, human beings, bear.


Animals Around Us – Class 4 EVS Chapter 3 Notes New and Best- Class IV EVS

APPRECIATION

8. What activities would you like to do to protect birds?
A. Activities to protect birds :
+ Birds tend to hit windows. Then they injured such as broken wings and necks. So mark windows.
+ We should take care of our pets and should not attack on the birds.
† We should not purchase birds illegally.
† By sharing our love towards the birds will increase the awareness about them and sense of of the protection of birds.
† We reduce interaction with birds. It may lead to reduce the over working the bird.

 

 

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