Chapter Opening Page
- 21st Century Skills: List of skills inherent in the chapter
- Learning Outcomes: List of concepts/skills that a child learns after reading the chapter
- Science Vocabulary: Simple definitions of unfamiliar scientific terms used in the chapter
Textual Matter
- Books are strictly based on the latest NCERT Syllabus.
- The textual matter is written in simple and easy-to-understand language.
- Textual matter is supported with appropriate colourful pictures.
- For better understanding, a number of easy-to-do Activities have been given in each chapter.
- Some interesting and logical questions with answers are provided as Screen Text, presented in a child-to-child conversation format.
- Useful and interesting information related to the topic is provided under Beyond the Horizon.
- Important information and comparisons are given in the form of Tables wherever necessary.
- Checkpoints with objective-type questions are included at the end of major concepts to assess understanding.
Exercises
- Exercises (Let’s Drill Our Skills) are strictly based on the New Pattern of Evaluation and arranged from simple to difficult.
- Exercises include both objective and descriptive questions:
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Fill in the Blanks
- Match the Columns
- Differentiate between
- Short Answer type questions
- Case-based questions
- Assertion and Reason Questions
- Define these Terms
- True or False
- Very Short Answer type questions
- Long Answer type questions
- Competency-based Questions contain reasoning-type questions to help children think and connect real-life situations to concepts.
- Learning by Doing is based on the Do-and-Learn approach and includes interesting activities beyond the chapter.
- Let’s Memorise provides a flowchart-style quick revision of the main topics.
- Click the Link offers important web links for further exploration.
At the End of the Book
- My STEM Zone section contains activities involving the application of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
- Model Test Papers
Online Digital Support for Teachers
- The online portal for teachers contains:
- e-Book
- Lesson Plans
- Answers
- NCERT Textbook Solution
- Worksheets
- Animations
- Activities
- YouTube Videos
Teacher’s Resource Manuals
- Teacher’s Resource Manuals contain answers to each and every question given in the book.
