Class 4 EVS (Our Wondrous World) Chapter 3, Nature Trail, opens Unit 2 (Life Around Us) by taking students on a guided forest walk in Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh with nature scientist Abha Didi — spotting the Indian Giant Squirrel, gaur, hornbills, bird beaks/claws, leaf patterns, and the Web of Life.
What Class 4 EVS Chapter 3 Covers
Forest Safety Rules & Wildlife of Pachmarhi follows forest trail safety rules and observes unique wildlife including the reddish-brown Indian Giant Squirrel, the muscular Gaur (Indian bison), animal pugmarks in mud near ponds, and spider webs.
Bird Beaks & Claws, Plant Features & the ‘Web of Life’ compares how bird beaks and claws match their food (hornbill’s horn-like casque, eagle’s hooked beak and talons, sunbird’s nectar-sipping beak), examines leaf venation/margins and banyan prop roots, and plays the Web of Life interdependence game.
Exercises in Chapter 3
- Let us Reflect, Think and Answer, and in-text observation questions.
- Hands-on classroom experiments, nature trail logs, and community interviews.
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More Chapters
- Previous: Chapter 2: Exploring Our Neighbourhood
- Next: Chapter 4: Growing up with Nature
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FAQ
Which special animals and birds did students observe on the Pachmarhi nature trail?
Students observed the Indian Giant Squirrel (a large reddish squirrel), the Gaur (Indian bison), deer, rabbits, and the Hornbill with its horn-like headgear.
What does the ‘Web of Life’ game teach in Chapter 3?
It shows that plants, insects, birds, animals, soil, water, and sunlight are all connected; harming even one link affects the entire ecosystem.