Basic 1 · Science · Living and Non-Living Things
Things Around Us
In this topic you will look at things around you. You will describe what they look like and how they feel.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Name things you see around you
- Describe things by colour, shape, size and feel
- Sort things into groups
What you already know
- Naming things at home and in school (KG)
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- Diversity of matter
- Sub-strand
- Living and Non-Living Things
- Indicator
- B1.1.1.1.1 – Observe and describe different kinds of things in the environment
Introduction
Look around your classroom. You can see desks, books, a door and windows. Outside you can see trees, stones and goats. Let us learn about them.
1. Things in Our Environment
Environment: Everything around us.
Some things are made by people. Some things are found in nature.
| Made by people | Found in nature |
|---|---|
| desk | stone |
| cup | leaf |
| bucket | tree |
| ball | goat |
2. Describing Things
We use our senses to describe things.
We can say
- the colour: green leaf, grey stone
- the shape: round ball, flat leaf
- the size: big tree, small twig
- how it feels: smooth, rough, soft, hard
Remember: Never taste or touch things you do not know. Ask an adult first.
New words
- environment
- Everything around us.
- describe
- To say what something is like.
- rough
- Not smooth to touch.
- smooth
- Even and flat to touch.
Summary
- Our environment has many things.
- Some things are made by people. Some are found in nature.
- We describe things by colour, shape, size and feel.
Class activity: Nature Walk
- Walk around the school with your teacher.
- Collect a leaf, a twig and a small stone.
- Describe each one to your group.
- Sort them by colour or feel.
You need: Local leaves, Twigs, Stones, Printed photographs of goats, Mango trees
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which of these is found in nature?
- A. Cup
- B. Stone
- C. Desk
- D. Bucket
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Answer: StoneStones are not made by people.2. Which word describes how a stone feels?
- A. Hard
- B. Soft
- C. Wet
- D. Sweet
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Answer: HardA stone is hard.3. A desk is made by people.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueCarpenters make desks.4. A leaf is always round.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: FalseLeaves have many shapes.5. Everything around us is called our ______.
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Answer: environmentThat is the meaning of environment.6. Name two things made by people and two things found in nature.
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Answer: Any two of each, e.g. cup, ball; tree, stone.Things in nature are not made by people.
Homework
- Draw two things in your home that are made by people.