Viva Environmental Studies, Book 2
Viva Environmental Studies, Book 2
Life Skills and Value Focused
₹415.00
Go to cartISBN: 9789386824967
Bind: Paperback
Year: 2020
Pages: 136
Size: 8.5 x 11 Inch
Publisher: Viva Education
Exclusive Distributors: Viva Books
Sales Territory: Worldwide
Description:
Environmental Studies is a carefully graded set of five books. It strictly follows the NCF guidelines and the NCERT syllabus. Lucid explanations accompanied by varied and colourful illustrations facilitate learning through visual stimulation. The books aim to gently train children to see the harmony between society and environment. All efforts have been made to expose the children to the physical world and its natural and man-made components. The larger goal of the series is to sensitize children to their social environment and their responsibilities towards it.
Some Salient Features
• Bright, colourful and child-friendly illustrations
• Answer Orally for quick recapitulation
• Ample questions given to develop thinking skills
• Values and life skills based discussion in Grandma asks... to inculcate values and enhance interpersonal skills
• Factoids in Fact Ant to increase general knowledge
• Nuggets of wisdom in Grandma says... to make children aware and responsible
• A variety of questions in the exercises for assessment
• Plenty of knowledge-testing projects and activities given in Activity Time
• Sample test paper as Let's Revise after every unit
• More practice questions given at the end of each book
Teacher's Resource Pack
Answer Key
Teacher's CD
• Flip book
• Test generator
• Animated lessons with activities
Study Material Available at www.vivadigital.in
• Answer Keys
• Work Books
• Test Papers
Target Audience:
Students of Environmental Studies, class 2.
Contents:
Chapter 1: About Me • Knowing About Yourself
Chapter 2: Human Body • Knowing about body parts • Functions of some body parts • Functions of sense organs • Growing older
Chapter 3: My Family • Meaning of family • Nuclear family • Joint Family • How we are related • Helping one another
Chapter 4: Food We Eat • lmportance of food • Food groups • Vegetarian and non-vegetarian • Meals • Water • Golden food habits
Chapter 5: Clothes We Wear • Types of Clothes • Types of fibres • Special clothes • More uses of cloth
Chapter 6: We Need Shelter • Importance of shelter • Kinds of houses • Parts of house • People who make our house • A good home
Chapter 7: Keeping Healthy • Good food habits • Importance of rest • Ways to keep clean • Types of exercise • Correct posture
Chapter 8: Safety and First Aid • Importance of safety rules • Various safety rules - on the road - While playing - at school - at home - in a vehicle • Some more safety rules
Chapter 9: My School • Meaning of school • Kinds of schools • Good manners in school • Celebrating important days
Chapter 10: Neighbours and Neighbourhood • Qualities of a good neighbour • Services in neighbourhood • Places of recreation • Places of worship
Chapter 11: We Need Them • People who help us • People who care for us • People who entertain us
Chapter 12: Our Festivals • Meaning of festivals • Types of festivals - national festivals - religious festivals - harvest festivals
Chapter 13: Travel and Communicate • Means of transport • Special vehicles • Means of communication
Chapter 14: Direction and Time • Directions • Maps • Time • Hours, minutes and seconds • years, months and weeks
Chapter 15: Weather and Seasons • Difference between weather and season • Types of season • Cycle of seasons in India
Chapter 16: World of Plants • Parts of plants • Types of plants • Food for plants
Chapter 17: Plants are Useful • Importance of plants • Plants give us food • Plants provide shelter • Plants keep the air fresh • Plants give food to animals • Other uses of plants
Chapter 18: The World of Animals • Places where animals live • Food of animals • Animal movement
Chapter 19: Animals are Useful • Animals give us: - food - clothes - manure and fuel • Animals help us to grow crops • Animals as means of transport • Other uses of animals • Animals as pets
Chapter 20: The World Around Us • The earth • The sun • The moon • The stars • The planets
Chapter 21: Air • Air has speed • Air has direction • Air has force • Uses of air • Clean air
Chapter 22: Water • Uses of water • Sources of water • Storing water • Drinking water • Saving water • Ways to keep water clean
About the Authors:
Zainab H. Razavi is an educational books editor and a resource person based in New Delhi. She did her M.A.in History from Delhi University, where she is currently a research scholar.
Neha Sharma is a gold medalist in M.Tech. from Guru Gobind Singh lndraprastha University. She did her M.Sc. in Physics from University of Delhi and has worked as an Assistant Professor in Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida for more than seven years. Presently she is working as PGT Physics in Venkateshwar Global School, Rohini.
