Water and its Importance

Sea water is used for cooking at home.

Freshwater is a source of cooking water at home.

Which of the following is a source of water for cooking at home?

Look at these six pictures and answer the questions asked below. 

The picture shows a plant as it grows. The bricks next to the plant show how high it has grown. On days 5 and 6 we stop watering. On day 6 the height of the plant was _____ bricks. Why does this happen? 

Look at these six pictures and answer the question asked below. 

The picture shows a plant as it grows. The bricks next to the plant show how high it has grown. On day 5 the height of the plant was _____ bricks.

Look at this plant. This plant has no water. The plant isn't given water for a week. What will the plant look like next week without water? Draw a picture of the plant without water.

Why should we drink at least six-eight glasses of water in a day?

Hold a piece of ice with your fingers. What is its shape? What happens when the ice melts? Can you still hold it with your fingers? Does it have a shape?

Take a glass tumbler. Fill it completely with water.
Slowly drop a coin or a small pebble in it.
Let the water settle down. Then again drop slowly another coin or pebble in the water. Again let the water settle. One by one keep adding coins or pebbles to the water. 

Have you seen any other liquid (other than water) rising from its edges like this?

Tomba and Pishak were feeling very thirsty. Their mother gave both of them orange squash in a steel tumbler. But Tomba wanted the drink only in a glass tumbler. His mother poured the squash into a glass tumbler. But Tomba was not happy. He complained that Mother, you have given me a few squashes.
What do you feel? Did Tomba's mother give a few squashes?

Which materials are used to make containers?

Which of your daily activities need water? Tick() the activities for which water is needed.

Given in the grid are some of the sources of water. Find seven of them.

Arrange the following on the basis of the amount of water that is needed for each of the activities, starting from the activity that needs the least water.
Activities: to wash a scooter, to knead a dough, to bathe, to drink, to clean the house

Do all the people in your locality use the same source of water?

What are the main sources of water in your locality?

If you have a well in the house, how far do you have to go to get the water?

From where do you get water for your family?

Do you use any available water for drinking purpose?

In our family, we use 5 bucket full of water in a day. Estimate how much water will your family require in a year.