Question 1:
How can unclean or dirty water harm our body ?
Answer:
Unclean or dirty water if used can cause water-borne diseases and harm our body.
Question 2:
Have you ever got dirty or unclean water in your area ? What was the reason for this ?
Answer:
Yes, it was due to leakage of pipe.
Question 3:
Do you know anyone who has fallen sick because of such water ? Talk about this.
Answer:
I know that my friend fell sick because of such dirty water. He, because of unclean and dirty water, had dysentry.
Question 4:
When the guest came to Suguna’s house, they offered him a cold drink, because they thought he should not drink such water. What do you think Suguna’s family must be doing for their own drinking water ?
Answer:
The members of Suguna’s family must be adding chlorine tablets or alum to unclean water to make it fit for drinking.
Question 5:
The guest said he did not take cold drinks. Why do you think he said this ?
Answer:
The guest knew that cold drinks are aerated and may cause problem in his digestive system. That is why, he refused to take cold drinks.
Question 6:
Have you ever faced shortage of water in your house ? When ?
Answer:
Yes, during summer.
Question 7:
What did you do then ?
Answer:
We had to bring water from water tankers sent to our locality by Municipal Committee.
Question 8:
Have you ever played in water ? Where and when ?
Answer:
Yes, in swimming pool and while playing games in a water park.
Question 9:
Are there times when you are not allowed to play in water ? What are the reasons for this ?
Answer:
There are times when we are not allowed to play in water because of the following reasons :
1. Water is too deep.
2. Water is dirty
3. There is a shortage of water particularly during summer.
Question 10:
Have you seen wastage of water in your area ? Discuss.
Answer:
Yes, people leave the taps open after use.
Question 11:
Why was Raziya worried when she read the newspaper ?
Answer:
She was worried to read in the newspaper that gutter water had got mixed with the drinking water.
Question 12:
Raziya asked that all the water that was filled the previous day should be thrown. Could this water have been used for something else ? What kind of things ?
Answer:
This water could be used for washing clothes, cleaning of floors, washing the latrine and watering plants.
Question 13:
In what way did she plan to clean the water ?
Answer:
By boiling.
Question 14:
Do you know of different ways to clean the water ? Describe them.
Answer:
Different ways to clean the water are :
1. By boiling
2. By adding alum
3. By filtering
4. By adding chlorine tablets
5. By adding Potassium permanganate (Lal Dawai) etc.
Question 15:
Suppose, Raziya had not read the news and everyone had drunk the water without boiling it, what could have happened ?
Answer:
As everybody had drunk contaminated water so they all may suffer from diarrohea, vomitting and dysentery.
Question 16:
Where Deepak lives, everyone has to stand in a queue to fill water from the common public tap. In Raziya’s house, water comes all day in the tap. Why is this ?
Answer:
There is no facility of water storage and there was no network of water pipes in Deepak’s locality. So everyone has to stand in a queue to fill water from common public tap. Where as in Raziya’s house there was proper facility of water storage. So water comes all day in the tap.
Question 17:
Raziya read news about the water in the newspaper. Have you read any news about water in the newspapers ? What kind of news ?
Answer:
Yes, I have read news about water in the newspaper. It was about non-availability of drinking water in a village.
Question 18:
If there is no tap, matka or handpump, then how do you get drinking water ?
Answer:
From water tanks provided by ‘Jal Board’.
Question 19:
Is there water in all the taps or handpumps ?
Answer:
No.
Question 20:
Is there any tap which is leaking or dripping ?
Answer:
No.
Question 21:
Are all the matkas filled with water and are they covered ?
Answer:
No, but all remain covered.
Question 22:
Are the matkas and other water containers cleaned regularly ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 23:
How is water made safe for drinking ?
Answer:
By using chlorine or alum.
Question 24:
Is there a long-handled ladle to take water from the matka or container ? How many ladles are there per container ?
Answer:
Yes, there is long handled ladle for each matkas.
Question 25:
Is the place around the drinking water-taps or matkas cleaned regularly ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 26:
Why do the drinking water places get dirty ?
Answer:
Sometimes we wash hand and our face there.
Question 27:
What can we do to keep these places clean ?
Answer:
We should not wash hands or face at such places.
Question 28:
How often (once a day, once two days, etc.) are the containers or matkas and ladles cleaned ? Who cleans them ?
Answer:
The containers are washed daily by the peon.
Question 29:
How many children are there in your school ? How many taps, matkas or handpumps are there ? Are these sufficient for children ?
Answer:
Thousand children, 12 taps, 15 matkas, 7 handpump. Yes, these are sufficient.
Question 30:
Who cleans the place near the water ?
Answer:
Sweeper.
Question 31:
Where does the water that is spilt go ?
Answer:
It reaches the garden through drain pipe.
Question 32:
What are the toilet arrangements in your school ?
Answer:
Built toilet
Question 33:
How many toilets are there ?
Answer:
Eight.
Question 34:
Are there separate toilets for girls and boys ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 35:
Is there water in the toilets ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 36:
Where does the water come from ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 37:
Is there water for washing hands near the toilet ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 38:
Do you wash your hands after using the toilet ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 39:
Is there any tap that is leaking or dripping
Answer:
No.
Question 40:
Are the toilets kept clean ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 41:
How many boys and girls are there in your school ?
Answer:
Girls-460 Boys-540
Question 42:
How many toilets are there for girls, and how many for boys ?
Answer:
Girls-3 Boys-3
Question 43:
If there are no taps, who brings the water for the toilet ? From where does the water have to be brought ?
Answer:
There are taps. So, there is no need to bring water.
Question 44:
Who keeps the place clean ?
Answer:
Sweeper.
Question 45:
What can be done to keep the toilets clean ?
Answer:
These should be cleaned regularly.
Question 46:
What can each of us do for this ?
Answer:
We can avoid throwing garbage there and should flush every time we use it.
Question 47:
Have you seen toilets at bus stands or railway stations ? How are they different from the toilets at home ?
Answer:
The toilets at these places are less clean as compared to toilets at our homes.
Question 48:
Do all the plants have roots ?
Answer:
Yes, all plants have roots.
Question 49:
After three days. Abdul saw that one broken part of the pea plant had dried. Guess which part would have dried up ? Why ?
Answer:
The delicate stem of the peaplant would have been broken so that water and minerals could not reach the leaves. The leaves, therefore, dried up.
Question 50:
Why do you think the neem tree did not fall despite the strong wind ?
Answer:
The roots of the neem tree are spread out and deep and to large distance on the sides holding the soil firmly so that despite strong wind it does not fall.
Question 51:
On putting water in the soil where the plants are growing, the droping leaves become fresh again. How ?
Answer:
Water and minerals are absorbed by the roots of the plants and reach the leaves so that leaves become fresh again.
Question 52:
What do you feel, do all plants need water ?
Answer:
Yes, all plants need water. Some need less water and some others need more.
Question 53:
Which of the plants around you need regular watering ?
Answer:
Jasmine, Rose.
Question 54:
What will happen ; if nobody gives water to these plants ?
Answer:
These plants will dry up.
Question 55:
Abdul realised that he never watered the huge neem tree. ‘‘Where did it get its water from ?’’ he thought. Which of the plants around you do not need watering. Where do they get water from ? Make two guesses.
Answer:
Mango and Peepal tree do not need watering. Their roots are deep in the soil and they get water from deep under the soil through their roots
Question 56:
Abdul wondered whether radish was a root. Why did he think so ?
Answer:
Yes, radish is a kind of root. It can store food for the plant.
Question 57:
How deep must the roots of this plant be going ?
Answer:
Roots of the plants must be going 20 cm to 5 m deep in the soil.
Question 58:
How do the roots get water ?
Answer:
Roots absorb water from the soil.
Question 59:
How big will this plant grow ?
Answer:
This plant will not grow much.
Question 60:
What will happen to the wall ?
Answer:
A crack will develop and increase in the wall.
Question 61:
Can you give the name of the plant in the picture ?
Answer:
Peepal.
Question 62:
Have you ever seen a plant growing from a crack in a wall ? Where was it ? Did you have any questions when you saw it ? What were some of your questions ?
Answer:
Yes, it was in the boundary wall of school building.
Question 63:
Would someone have uprooted such a big tree or would it have fallen on its own ?
Answer:
Yes, someone must have uprooted such a big tree.
Question 64:
How old would this tree be ?
Answer:
More than fifty years.
Question 65:
Abdul on seeing a tree surrounded by cemented ground, thought that how will it get rain water ?
Answer:
Rain water will reach the roots through small opening in the soil from where it will reach all other parts of the tree.
Question 66:
Which are the oldest trees in your area ? Find out from your elders how old the trees are ?
Answer:
The oldest trees in my area is Peepal tree. People say that it is some 80 years old.
Question 67:
Have you ever seen any big tree that had fallen down ? What did you think when you saw it ?
Answer:
Yes. I have seen a big neem tree that had fallen down due to storm. I saw it some five years ago.
Question 68:
What difference did you observe in the seeds after soaking ? Compare with dry seeds and write.
Answer:
It is observed that soaked seeds have sprouted while dry seeds have not shown such thing.
Question 69:
What do you think would happen if the cotton wool had been left dry ?
Answer:
If the cotton wool would had been left dry, the seeds would not sprout.
Question 70:
In which direction did the roots grow ? And the stem ?
Answer:
Roots always grow in the downward direction towards the soil while stem grows in the upward direction.
Question 71:
How big did the plant grow in the cotton wool ?
Answer:
About 3-4 inches.
Question 72:
Did small plants come out from all the seeds ?
Answer:
No. Small plants only come out from the soaked seeds.
Question 73:
What is the colour of the roots ?
Answer:
White.
Question 74:
Did you see any hair on the roots ?
Answer:
No.
Question 75:
Try and pull out one little plant from the cotton wool. Were you able to pull it out ? Why ?
Answer:
It was difficult to pull out little plant from the cotton, wool. It is because roots have gripped the cotton.
Question 76:
Did you see how the root grip the cotton wool ? Do you think that the roots hold the soil in the same way ? Also look at the plants grown by your friends.
Answer:
Yes. The roots grip and hold the soil in the same way.
Question 77:
Has your height increased ? How much taller have you grown in the last one year ?
Answer:
My height has increased by 6 cms.
Question 78:
What other part of your body keeps growing ? Some people cut it regularly.
Answer:
Hairs of my body keep growing, which some people cut regularly.