NCERT Class 5 EVS Our Wondrous World Chapter 10 Earth Our Shared Home PDF Download

Chapter 10: Earth - Our Shared Home

The Blue Planet

"After seeing the Earth from outside the first thought that came to mind was that, the Earth looks completely one, no border is visible from outside. It seems that no border exists, no state exists, no countries exist. We all are part of humanity and the Earth is our one home, and all of us are in it."

These were the inspiring words shared by Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to reach the International Space Station, during his conversation with the then Prime Minister of India.

Do you know?

Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the Indian astronaut, was the first Indian to see the Earth from space. When asked how India looked from above, he replied, "Saare Jahaan Se Achcha" (the best in the entire world).

From high up in space, the Earth looks tiny and we would not be able to see smaller details like our city or village. We only see the broad shapes of land masses and the sea on our blue planet.

Activity 1

We all live in this planet and each of us has an address. Fill up your address below.

1. My address
   • Name:
   • House number/building name:
   • Street name:
   • Village/Town/City:
   • District:
   • State/Union Territory:
   • Country:
   • Planet:
2. Use a globe and find out:
   • a. Are all the oceans on Earth connected with each other?
   • b. Where is India on the globe?

Do you know?

DIGIPIN is like a digital version of your address! It gives every small place in India its own special 10-character digital code. It is like a name tag for your home or school. It helps the postman, ambulance or delivery person find you faster even in villages or cities!

When we look at the Earth from far above, we do not see borders or lines between countries. Nature has no boundaries - so air, water, clouds, and even seeds and animals move freely across the world.

People around the world are also connected in many ways. Just as people across India share mangoes, rivers, and festivals, people across the world are also linked by the things we share. The clothes we wear, the food we eat, and the toys we play with may have come from different parts of the world. Ideas, food, music, stories, and inventions are also shared.

Everything is linked through nature, trade, travel, and the ways we care for our planet together. Earth is our shared home.

We will explore this through some stories.

Note to the Teacher

Teacher may use a globe to familiarise students with some countries including Mexico, Portugal, South America, Brazil, Russia, Mongolia, etc.

India is the birthplace of four major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.

Teacher's Note

When you hear that "nature has no boundaries," think about how a single animal or plant can travel or spread across many countries without stopping at borders. The rosy starlings fly from Russia to India following the seasons - no passport needed! This reminds us that nature connects our entire planet, and what happens in one place affects places far away.

Story 1: The Travelling Birds!

Have you seen pink and black birds flying in big groups? Those are rosy starlings! Every winter, they fly thousands of kilometres from the southern part of Russia, Mongolia and nearby countries to India.

These birds enjoy the warm weather in India and feed on locusts and grasshoppers, thus, helping farmers by eating the pests on the crops. Is it not amazing that such a small bird can travel so far and be so helpful?

When animals move freely and safely across the world, it shows how deeply nature is connected across the globe.

Write

1. Does the rosy starling visit your area? What is it called locally?
2. What does this story tell us about nature?

Ayurveda, one of the oldest forms of medicine, was developed in India over 3,000 years ago.

Activity 2

1. Make a poster of 5 birds that visit your place in winter. Try to find out where they come from.
2. Using a string, trace the journey on a globe showing the paths rosy starlings take (Russia/Mongolia → India).
3. Imagine you are a bird travelling the world. Write a short postcard or note about what you see and what helps you on your journey (wind, ocean currents, warm weather). Share it with your classmates.

Write

What does it mean when we say 'nature has no boundaries'?

The Fishing Cat, found in India's wetlands, has partially webbed paws, making it an excellent swimmer who dives for fish. Zero was first written down in India. This idea of 'nothing' helped people around the world do mathematics better.

Teacher's Note

The rosy starling story teaches you that animals do not recognize human borders - they follow natural signs like temperature and food. When you trace their journey on a globe, you see how one species connects multiple countries in a single year, making the world truly shared and interdependent.

Key Points

• Earth looks like one connected home from space, with no visible borders between countries, and nature such as air, water, and animals moves freely across the world.
• People all over the planet are linked through the things we share - food, clothes, music, ideas, and inventions come from many different parts of the world.
• Rosy starlings fly thousands of kilometres every winter from Russia and Mongolia to India, showing how animals connect distant places and help farmers by eating crop pests.
• Nature has no boundaries, which means that what happens in one place affects places far away, and we all share the responsibility to care for our planet together.

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