2nd Standard EVS Term-II
I. Food and Health
Nila : "Grandpa! How beautiful this place is! Are these paddy fields?"
Grandpa : "Yes, we get rice from paddy plants".
Nila : "Does all our food come from plants, Grandpa?"
Grandpa : "Yes, plants are our major source of food. We get some food from animals also".
Plants Give Us. . .
Cereals and Pulses
We get cereals and pulses from plants. Rice and wheat are cereals. Millets are also a type of cereal. Cereals and pulses (lentils) make up the major part of our food and they keep us healthy.
II. Cereals
Rice (Arisi)
Pearl millet (Kambu)
Corn (Makka cholam)
Finger millet (Kezhvaragu - Ragi)
Pulses
Red kidney beans
(Sivappu karamani)
Cowpeas (Karamani)
Double beans (Irattai beans)
Peas (Pattani)
Oil
Seeds and nuts give us oil. We use oil to cook.
Coconut oil
Groundnut oil
Sunflower oil
Sesame oil
Coffee and Tea
We get coffee from coffee beans and tea from tea leaves.
III. Jaggery and Suger
We get sugar and jaggery from both the sugarcane plant and the palm tree.
Palm jaggery (Karupatti)
Palm tree (Panai maram)
Palm sugar (Panang karkandu)
Jaggery (Vellam)
Sugarcane (Karumbu)
Sugar (Sarkkarai)
Spices
Plants give us spices too. They add flavour and taste to the food.
Curry leaves (Kariveppilai)
Turmeric (Manjal)
Chillies (Milagai)
Cinnamon (Pattai)
Fenugreek (Vendhayam)
Mustard (Kadugu)
Clove (Lavangam)
Cumin (Seeragam)
Vegetable, Fruits and Greens
Vegetables
Fruits
Greens
Animals Give Us. . .
We get meat, milk and eggs from animals.
We get crabs, prawns and a wide variety of fishes from water bodies like ponds, lakes, rivers and the sea.
We get honey from the honey bee.
Milk Products
We get curd, butter, ghee, paneer and cheese from milk. Having milk or milk products every day keeps us healthy
IV. Healthy Food and Junk Food
Nila : " Grandpa, shall I eat this pizza?"
Grandpa : "Come, let me take you to the Healthy and Junk Food Race. After seeing the race you can decide if you want to eat it or not".
Nila : "Raccceeeeeeeeee. . . . . ."
Grandpa : "Healthy Food and Junk Food had a quarrel on who gave better health and strength. They planned to have a running race to decide on it".
Grandpa : "Nila, some food items taste nice but do not keep us healthy. They make us put on weight and cause harm to our body. They are called Junk Food. Some food items help us grow and keep us fit and strong. They are called Healthy Food. So, eat healthy, stay energetic!"
Nila: Grandpa, "Now I understand. Henceforth I will eat healthy food".
Eating carrots improves our eyesight and prevents night blindness.
Unit - 2
V. Water
Journey of Rain
Rain Drops
Drip drop drip drop, they drop from the sky
One by one they multiply
Drip drop drip drop, they fall on the ground
Everywhere with a lovely sound
Drip drop drip drop, they seep into the ground
To grow healthy saplings all around
On hot sunny days, they go back to the sky
To come again on another cloudy day
Drip drop drip drop, they drop all the way
To keep all of us happy.
VI. Water from Glaciers
Glacier
A glacier is a slow-moving block of ice
Melting Glaciers
Iam a water drop from the snowy mountains. I flow from the glacier when the weather becomes warm.
Iam a raindrop. I fall on the earth and fill ponds, lakes and rivers. Rivers flow while lakes and ponds do not Lakes are bigger than ponds.
I fall on the ground and seep underground too. People dig wells and borewells to reach me. They also use pumps to lift me up from the ground. People use me for their needs.
Think! Why do lakes and ponds have less water in summer? Discuss.
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