Chandrayaan follows curious Rani and her brother Pratik on the historic morning when India’s Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon. Visiting their friend Vivaan’s mother, scientist Aunt Nandini, the children see rocket models and learn how the LVM3 rocket carried the Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover to make India the first country to land near the Moon’s South Pole.
What Class 3 English Chapter 12 Covers
Rani’s Curiosity and Chandrayaan-3: Learning how spacecraft travel from Earth to the Moon
Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover: Understanding the roles of the rocket, lander and rover on the lunar surface
Grammar — Articles (a, an, the) and Wh-Questions: Using ‘the’ for unique bodies like the Sun, the Moon and the Earth
Fun with Words: Space vocabulary (rocket, scientist, machine, landing, satellite) and drawing a rocket
Exercises in Chapter 12
- Let us think & Let us speak (Pages 122–123): Answer questions on Rani’s visit to Aunt Nandini and imagine what you would ask an astronaut.
- Let us learn, Let us write & Let us do (Pages 123–128): Fill in a, an and the, frame questions and build a paper or cardboard rocket model.
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FAQ
Who explained the Chandrayaan mission to Rani and Pratik?
Their friend Vivaan’s mother, Aunt Nandini, who is a scientist, explained how Chandrayaan reached the Moon.
Why was India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission historic?
India became the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the South Pole of the Moon.