Class 5 ENST — Chapter 3: The Mystery of Food

What you'll learn

• ▸Food Spoilage and Microbes
• ▸Conditions for Microbe Growth
• ▸Food Preservation: Drying and Dehydration
• ▸Food Preservation: Pickling and Oiling
• ▸Food Preservation: Refrigeration, Freezing, Salting, and Sugaring
• ▸Role of Microbes in Food Preparation
• ▸Indigestion and Home Remedies
• ▸Importance of Seasonal and Local Food
• ▸Digestion in the Mouth: Chewing and Teeth

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- Unit 2 Health and Well-being About the Unit This unit at the preparatory stageand explore various traditional Indian familiarises students with differentmethods of food preservation. They types of food, importance of balancedlearn about the role of good microbes food, healthcare, and maintaining goodand cultural practices that help keep health with regular exercise and rest.the food safe. Students also learn how traditionalThis unit also encourages agricultural, and cultural practicesstudents to take care of their home supported health and well-being inand surroundings for better health. sync with changes in seasons.They learn how to make their school This unit in Grade 5 helps studentsa greener, cleaner and more caring explore how everyday choices supportplace through actions like waste personal and collective well-being.management, water conservation, and Students learn how to take care of foodpractising kindness. --- PAGE 2 --- Note to the Teacher This unit consi…

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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1. Explain how fridges keep food safe. Get Solution →
2. Name more foods that never spoil. Get Solution →
3. Show types of good stomach microbes. Get Solution →
4. What caused Disha's uttapam to spoil, creating colored patches and a foul smell? Get Solution →
5. What instrument is needed to see microbes because they are so tiny? Get Solution →
6. According to Anna, what three things do microbes need to grow? Get Solution →
7. What method did Amma and Appa use to preserve chillies by removing moisture? Get Solution →
8. Why did Paati add mustard oil to the jar of pickled green mangoes? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 There are more microbes in your belly than people on Earth.
• 💡 Honey is the only food that never spoils, thanks to its natural properties.
• 💡 Ancient Egyptians used salt to preserve food for many thousands of years.
• 💡 Yeast, a tiny microbe, makes bread soft and bubbly by producing gas.
• 💡 Romans preserved food by packing it in snow brought down from mountains.

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