NCERT Solutions for Class 4 The World Around Us Chapter 4 Growing Up with Nature (PDF) – 2027

I made a model hut on a cardboard base. The walls are of clay, the frame is of sticks and the roof is of dry hay. I decorated the front wall with white lines and flowers, like Gond art.

With an elder’s help, I boiled beetroot pieces in water for about half an hour, covered with a plate. I strained it and got a deep pink dye. I soaked my white handkerchief in it overnight, squeezed it and dried it. It became pink.

Safety: only an elder should boil and strain the hot liquid.

Neem leaves inside pots and cow dung outside baskets keep insects and pests away from stored grain.

A first-aid box should have: cotton, a bandage, sticking plaster, an antiseptic liquid and cream, small scissors, a thermometer, ORS packets, mosquito repellent cream and medicines given by a doctor.

First-aid is the first help given to an injured person before a doctor comes. It is important because it:

1. stops the bleeding quickly;
2. keeps the wound clean, so germs and dirt do not go in;
3. reduces the pain and calms the person;
4. stops a small injury from becoming a big one.

Sample answer — some traditional dances of India:

Write the dance and song of your region, practise it in a group and perform it on Annual Day.

Without electricity for two days, our house would be dark at night. Fans, the fridge, the TV and the water pump would stop. I would do my homework in daylight and use a lamp or torch. We would fetch water from a handpump and cook only fresh food.

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We get our food, clothes, medicines and many other things from nature.

My herbal garden has four patches — tulsi, pudina (mint), aloe vera and ajwain. I also drew neem in a corner, though I like its bitter taste less.