V. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (Marks: 30)
CONTENT (Marks: 24)
1. My Family – My Family – Family tree, migration, changing structures of family -nuclear and
joint families, festivals.
2. Work & Play – Occupations, Child labor, Games – Local, National and International, Marshal
Arts, Effects of games on respiration and breathing, fairs, Circus.
3. Plants and Animals-Plants & animals in our surroundings, Plant & Animal products, parts of
a plant, photosynthesis, parts of a flower, pollination, fertilization, fruits, seeds. Wild &
cultivated plants, wild & domestic animals their food, arrangement of teeth in animals.
4. Our Food – Different types of food, storage of grains and vegetables, storage of food, Food –
animal husbandry, Nutrients of food, deficiency diseases.
5. Shelter – Need, different types of houses, electrical appliances – their use, social life in ants
and honey bees, Animals shelter – variation.
6. Air – Importance of air, composition of air, atmospheric pressure, diseases spread through air
and their prevention, air pollution – causes, its impact, and measures to prevent, Green House
effect.
7. Energy – Renewable, Non-renewable, Future Energy.
8. Water – Importance, water resources, tanks, aquatic flora and fauna, measurement of liquids,
Water pollution – causes, impact, measures to prevent, purification of water, drought, floods.
9. Our Body – Health – Cleanliness – External, Internal parts of our body, Bones, Muscles,
Sense organs, Digestion, Respiration, Nervous system, Excretory system, Circulatory system,
First Aid.
10. Mapping – Direction, Mandal, District, State, India
11. History and culture of India – Evolution of Man, Pre-historic period, Indian culture and
Heritage, Civilization, Medieval period culture, Ancient monuments, Religious movements:
Jainism, Buddhism, Bhakti movement, Great personalities, Indian freedom movement,
Modern India.
12. Our country (India) – Location, Area, Physical features, Climate, Natural resources,
Continents and Oceans, Historical places in India, Population.
13. Our state (Telangana) – Culture, State Government, Gram Panchayat, Mandal Parishad,
Municipality, Municipal Corporation, Local Emergency services, our state symbols, Livelihood,
Civilization – Impact of rivers.
14. Indian constitution – Preamble, Major concepts, Fundamental rights, Fundamental duties,
Child Rights
15. Security – Earth Quakes, Floods, Fire, First Aid, 108, 104 Vehicles
PEDAGOGY (Marks: 06)
1. Concept and scope of Environmental Studies (Science & Social Studies)
2. Aims & Objectives of teaching Environmental Studies (Science & Social Studies) Academic
Standards of Teaching EVS
3. Relation to Science and Social Studies
4. Curriculum and its transaction
5. Learning Environment
6. CCE