Maharashtra Board Class 5 English Balbharti Unit Five Chapter 5 Our Solar System PDF Download

Our Solar System

1. Listen, Learn And Present

Hello, friends. You see me in the sky every day. You say that I rise in the east and set in the west. Did you guess who I am? Yes, that's right! I am the sun. Actually, I am a star like other stars you see at night. But I am close to the earth. That is why, I look so big and bright. I give the earth heat and light. And remember, I don't go round the earth. The earth goes round me.

Hello, everybody! I am the earth. I am a planet in the solar system. I am the third planet from the sun. I spin around myself all the time. At the same time, I go round the sun. I take one year to go round the sun. Much of my surface is covered with water. If you look at me from space. I appear blue in colour. That is why, some people call me the blue planet. There is an envelope of air around me. Today, I am the only home of plants, animals and human beings.

Hello, people on earth! I am your closest neighbour. I go round and round the earth. From the earth, you always see only one side of me. You never see the other side or the other half of me. People on earth love me. They write stories and poems about me. They send spacecrafts to study me from close. Do you know, two astronauts from earth landed on me once. Maybe, some day, other people on earth will also come to visit me. I am the moon.

Teacher's Note

The sun, earth and moon are three main bodies in our solar system. Children see them every day in the sky. Tell them how the sun gives us heat and light, and how the earth is our home.

Exam Trick

Remember: The earth goes round the sun, not the other way. The sun is the centre. Just like your mother is the centre of the family, the sun is the centre of the solar system.

Points to Remember

The sun is a star and gives heat and light to earth.
The earth is the third planet from the sun.
The moon goes round the earth.
We see only one side of the moon from the earth.
The earth has water, plants, animals and human beings.

2. Guess The Meaning Of The Following Words. Look Up These Words In A Dictionary.

Surface

Space

Envelope

Spacecrafts

Astronauts

3. Find The English Names Of Other Planets In The Solar System And Write At Least 2 Sentences About Each.

You need to find other planets in the solar system. Write at least two sentences about each planet.

4. As A Group Activity, Prepare And Present Short Monologues (At Least 3-4 Lines) Of The Following Characters.

A River

The Wind

King Midas

A Cuckoo

The Little Red Hen

Teacher's Note

Monologues help children speak and act. It is like a small drama. Children can do this activity in groups and have fun while learning.

Exam Trick

When writing a monologue, remember: speak from the character's point of view. If you are the river, talk like the river talks. This makes it easy and fun.

Points to Remember

A monologue is when one person speaks alone.
You must speak from the character's view.
Use simple and clear words.
Practice before you present it.
Make your voice loud and clear when you speak.

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