K W L What I Know What I want to Know What I Learnt Sun gives us Where does the sun go Landforms and sources of water. sunlight. after the sunset. Differences between sunrise, We live on the sunset including the colors of the earth. sky. How the earth rotates and causes the changes.
WALT (We Are Learning Today)
1. Identify and define sunrise and sunset.
2. Describe how the earth rotates and causes the change in daylight and darkness.
Pre-Assessment 1. Write any two things you see in the sky in the morning.
2. Write any two things you see in the sky at night.
Vocabulary
1.Atmosphere
2.Planet
3.Globe
4.Plateau
5.Orbits
6.constellation
I. Define-
a. Orbits- In the solar system, each of the planets move around the sun in a fixed path. This path is called its orbit. b. Blue planet- Over 71 percent of the Earth is covered with water. Therefore from outer space it appears blue and so Earth is called the 'Blue Planet' .
c. Valleys- V-shaped lowland between hills or mountains is called a valley. There are thick forest in the valley.
d. Plateau- Highland is flat at the top and looks like a tabletop. This forms a plateau which is also known as a tableland.
Answer the following-
2.Name any 4 types of water bodies found on earth.
Ans- Lake , River , sea , ocean
3. Why is water from seas and oceans unfit for drinking?
Ans- Seas and oceans water is salty so cannot be used for drinking and cooking purposes.
4. Have you seen how people litter parks ? Do you think this is right ? why or why not ? ( H.W)
Ans-
5. What is the solar system?
Ans-
The family of the sun is called the Solar System, there are eight planets in our solar system.
6. Is the sun really as small as it looks like? Why does it look small?
Ans- No, the sun is a large ball of fire and is very big. It looks small because it is very far away from the earth. 7.Why is river water not salty like the water in seas and oceans?
Ans- When the snow on mountains melts, the water flows down and forms rivers. Snow is not salty, and most rivers are formed from melted snow. So, they do not have salty water.
No. Rubrics for Self-Assessment
1. I can identify the Landforms and sources of water.
