Some salient features of the book are:
• Basic concepts explained through relevant daily life experiences, events and situations.
• Simple activities under the heading Let Us Do to enable the students understand the basic concepts of science through learning-by-doing approach.
• Additional (non-evaluative) relevant and interesting information interspersed throughout the book in the form of Fact Sheets.
• Interspersed review questions on the concepts explained under Evaluate Your Grasp to engage the students in learning.
• A list of Key Words along with their explanation and a Round Up of the important points at the end of each chapter.
• A collection of well-drawn, colourful diagrams to help the students correlate the concepts learnt with their daily life.
• Carefully planned exercises at the end of each chapter under the heading Judge Yourself for
self-assessment. These also include Objective Type Questions as well as Crossword Puzzles. Answers are provided at the end of this book.
• Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Questions have been incorporated in each chapter.