Class 5 ENST — Chapter 4: Our School — A Happy Place

What you'll learn

• ▸Concept of a Green School
• ▸Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya Mission
• ▸School Environmental Observation and Improvement Roles
• ▸Waste Management: Reduce, Reuse, and Segregation
• ▸Water Conservation and Wastage Prevention
• ▸Environmental Impact of Greenery and Heat Management
• ▸Road and Traffic Safety Rules
• ▸Basic Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 4Our School — A Happy Place Green School Aasha and Mohit were walking to school together. “Do you like going to school?” Aasha asked. Mohit smiled happily and said, “I love school! It is where I see my friends, play games and learn new things every day. It is my happy place”. Our school is a place where we feel safe, and cared for. It is where we learn so many things. Asha said, “My school teaches us how to care for plants, trees and animals. I want to make my school better like a green school”. “What is a green school?” Mohit asked. “My brother told me once, green school is a school where we manage our waste, save water, use electricity carefully, and make the campus green by planting more trees and taking care of them”. Aasha and Mohit share their idea with their classmates. Everyone became curious. What about our school? Can we make it a green school too? Their teacher Anupam, who is teaching them ʻThe World Around Usʼ asked, “I enjoyed your discussion, I want to kno…

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Did you know?

• 💡 Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a TV for three hours.
• 💡 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the ocean is larger than Texas.
• 💡 A dripping tap can waste over two gallons of water per minute.
• 💡 Less than 1% of Earth's water is freshwater available for human use.
• 💡 Trees can lower local temperatures by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

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