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Chapter Analysis
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Chapter 16 'A Busy Month' from the Class 4 EVS book discusses various types of birds and their nesting habits, emphasizing the diversity in their habitats and the threats they face. It details how different birds like the robin, crow, weaver bird, and sunbird build their nests using a variety of materials. The chapter also touches upon the lifecycle of birds, from laying eggs to the chicks leaving the nest, along with the challenges birds encounter during this process【4:1†class-4-evs-chapter-16.pdf】.
Key Topics
- •Bird nesting habits
- •Material use in nest building
- •Life cycle of birds
- •Threats to birds and their nests
- •Types of bird beaks and their functions
- •Different bird species and their habitats
- •Birds' feeding habits
- •Adaptation in birds' lifestyles
Learning Objectives
- ✓Understand the diversity in birds’ nesting habits and materials
- ✓Identify various birds and their specific nesting behaviors
- ✓Recognize the challenges birds face in nature from predators
- ✓Analyze the relationship between bird beak shape and diet
- ✓Observe and record bird behavior and nesting sites
- ✓Learn about different bird species and the unique adaptations that aid their survival
Questions in Chapter
How many years ago did Gijubhai write this letter?
Page 130
Have you seen a bird’s nest? Where did you see it?
Page 131
Which is your favourite bird? Can you show your friends in the class how it flies, and what sound it makes?
Page 131
Guess what this bird is – ‘A crown on the head and coins on the tail, So many shades of blue from top to tail.’ Clue: It is our national bird.
Page 131
Do you know of any other bird that makes its nest in a tree trunk like the barbet does?
Page 131
If you did not have front teeth (both top and bottom) how would you eat a guava? Act and show how.
Page 136
You have your front teeth, but no teeth at the back. Someone gives you a roti. Show how would you eat it.
Page 136
Find out from old people who do not have teeth – what are the kind of things that they can not eat?
Page 136
Additional Practice Questions
Describe how a sunbird makes its nest.
mediumAnswer: The sunbird makes a nest using materials like hair, grass, thin twigs, dry leaves, cotton wool, bits of tree bark, pieces of cloth rags, and spider’s cobwebs. It hangs the nest from the branch of a small tree or bush.
Explain the different purposes bird beaks serve according to their shapes.
mediumAnswer: Bird beaks are adapted to their feeding habits. For example, some beaks are designed to tear and eat meat, make holes in wood, find insects in mud, suck nectar from flowers, or break seeds.
What materials do robin birds use to build their nests, and why might they choose those materials?
mediumAnswer: Robin birds use materials like grass, soft twigs, roots, wool, hair, and cotton wool to create a soft and cozy nest for their chicks, ensuring protection and warmth.
Identify different threats birds face while building nests.
hardAnswer: Birds face threats from predators such as crows, squirrels, cats, and rats that may steal eggs or destroy nests. Additionally, environmental factors and human interference pose risks.
How do barbet birds create their nests, and what sound are they known for?
mediumAnswer: Barbet birds create nests by making holes in tree trunks. They are often heard with their ‘tuk, tuk, tuk’ call, which is commonly associated with summer.