Grade 1

Reading material
Concept: Water
Learning objective:
a. I know what are water bodies.
b.I know the properties of water.
c. I know water has many uses.
d. I know what is a scarce resource.
e. I know how to be water-wise.
f. I know what water pollution is.

Look at the picture below if you have to color it which 2

colors would you choose?

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Many of us would color it green and blue because green
shows plants and trees, and blue shows the water.

Let us learn more about water.

I can be found on Earth in many ways. Some of them are:

Ocean or Sea

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 Lake

Pond

River

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Let us learn about water properties.

By looking at the above picture can you tell me the

shape of water?

Water does not have a shape it takes the shape of the

container. Which proves:

Look at the picture below it has many different colors.

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Can you tell me what is the true color of water?

Water does not have a color of its own. The water can
be made red, blue, yellow, or pink by mixing colors in it.
Which proves:

If you dip your hand in the

water and smell it
afterward. Can you smell
anything?

No, we cannot smell anything which proves:

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Let us mix things in water. (We can do this experiment
at home too)

If we look at
the picture we
can see that
there are some
things that can
mix with water
and some things
that do not mix
with water.

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Now can you write things that mix and do not mix with
water?

Mix with water Do not mix with water

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Do you think water is important for humans and animals?
Yes, water is important for all of us. We use water in
so many ways. Let us look at some uses of the water.

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There are more than 7 crores people in the world. Do
you think there is a lot of water for everybody?

No, even if we can see lots of water around us we do

not have a lot of water for everybody.

Let us see why.

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 2% of water is frozen on earth.

Only 1% of water is available

for human and animal use.

Now we know that there is less water for so many people in

the world. Do you think we can use water carelessly?
No, We can not use water carelessly we have to be water
wise. Do you know how to be water-wise?

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Look at the picture below and find the difference.

Picture A looks dirtier than picture B. Can you tell me why?

There is a lot of trash like plastic bottles, plastic cans,
buckets, polybags, and many more that do not belong in the
water and make the water dirty.

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Let us write some things that create water pollution.

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