Class 4 EVS (Our Wondrous World) Chapter 4, Growing up with Nature, joins Reena and Amit visiting their grandparents’ forest-side village as it celebrates a harvest festival and becomes a fully solar-powered village — exploring Palash (‘Flame of the Forest’), mud-and-clay homes, natural dyes, neem grain storage, and herbal first-aid.
What Class 4 EVS Chapter 4 Covers
Palash (‘Flame of the Forest’), Eco-Houses & Natural Dyes admires blooming orange-red Palash (Kesuda) trees, mud-and-hay houses that stay cool, wall art painted with rice-flour paste, and cloth paintings made with natural extracts of flowers, leaves, and powdered stones.
Traditional Grain Protection, Neem Oil & Solar-Powered Living lines earthen pots with neem leaves and coats bamboo baskets with cow dung to protect stored grains from pests, uses neem oil as a natural mosquito repellent, and celebrates clean solar streetlights.
Exercises in Chapter 4
- 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 3: Nature Trail
- Next: Chapter 5: Food for Health
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FAQ
Why is the Palash tree called the ‘Flame of the Forest’?
When bright reddish-orange flowers bloom all over the Palash tree, the entire forest looks as if it is glowing with flames from a distance.
How do villagers protect stored grains from insects using natural methods?
They store grains in earthen pots lined inside with neem leaves and in bamboo baskets coated on the outside with cow dung, which naturally repel insects and pests.