Plants and Animals Live Together invites children to look closely at a single tree or garden patch to see frogs on leaves, squirrels and barbets in hollows, ants sewing leaf nests, caterpillars munching leaves and earthworms in the soil. Students investigate dry and rain-soaked soil, discover how insects, birds and mammals depend on plants for food and shelter, and listen to bird calls around their school.
What Class 3 EVS Chapter 5 Covers
Animals Around Plants: Spotting squirrels, monkeys, tailorbirds, woodpeckers, butterflies, ants and beetles on different parts of a tree
Life in the Soil: Observing ants, termites, beetles, millipedes and earthworms in dry and wet soil after rain
How Plants Support Animals: Providing fruits, nectar, leaves, shade, branches for nests and tree hollows for shelter
Bird Sounds and Behaviour: Observing what birds eat, where they sleep and how their calls change through the day
Exercises in Chapter 5
- Soil & Tree Activities (Pages 64–69): Compare soil before and after rain, list creatures living in the soil and observe animals visiting your plant friend.
- Let us reflect (Pages 70–71): Explain why more creatures appear when it rains and match animals to the part of the plant where they live.
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FAQ
What is soil made of?
Soil is the topmost layer of the Earth’s surface, formed from tiny broken rock pieces mixed with decaying leaves, roots, stems and living and dead organisms.
Why do earthworms and millipedes come out after rain?
Rainwater fills the air spaces inside burrows in the soil, bringing earthworms and millipedes to the moist surface.