The Blue Planet — Environmental Studies Course Book for Class 5: The Blue Planet — Environmental Studies

to meet the vision of NCF(National Curriculum Framework), by the National Council of Educational

Research and Training(NCERT).

Salient features of the series

· Each chapter is developed with well graded topics closely linked with the daily experiences of the

children from their surroundings.

· Concepts or topics are presented using simple language, illustrated with vibrant colourful pictures.

· All the text are given in a logical manner for better understanding.

· Each chapter is introduced with an interesting and interactive warm-up exercise as a Starter.

· Many interesting facts related to each chapter are placed under Factopedia to develop the natural

curiosity in young minds and become a useful tool for extended learning.

· In-text exercises and some hands-on activities are provided in Pause to Do section to sharpen the

concepts thoroughly.

· Application and analysis based questions are put in Hots to develop logical thinking skills in

children.

· Pair and Share section provides some interesting topics which are to be discussed and shared with

the friends and elders.

· Classroom or project based activities are given in Activity time.

· A variety of questions are provided in Let's Revise section at the end of each chapter, which

encourage children to recall, compare and analyse different concepts and phenomena learnt in each

chapter.

· Various outdoor activities are also incorporated to make learning more interesting.

· Life skill based questions, are designed to inculcate moral values and skills needed for betterment

of life from the very young age.

· Suggestive guidelines for teachers are given in Teacher's Note to enhance the teaching learning

process.

· Two test papers are provided for Half Yearly Examination and Annual Examination in each book.

Goyal Brothers Prakashan