CHAPTER 1

The Wonderful World of Science

Paragraph 2
Original Paragraph
Paragraph 1 Science is a way of thinking,
Original Paragraph  Looked at things around us observing and doing things to
As human beings, we have always  Asked questions understand the world we live in
been curious about our  Tried to understand simple and to uncover the secrets of the
surroundings. We start exploring things in life universe. Think of it as a big
our surroundings and asking Now as we move to the middle adventure—we ask questions,
questions right from our stage (higher classes like Grade 6 explore the world and try to
childhood. Did you enjoy and above), our learning becomes understand how things work. For
discovering and exploring the deeper. We will not only look at this, the most important thing is to
world around you in the things, but also try to understand: have ‘Curiosity’, which is where
Preparatory Stage of school? As  Why they happen the title of this book comes from.
you enter the Middle Stage, we  How they work
will continue this fascinating scientifically 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +
journey, trying to explore and  What rules nature follows Detailed)
understand the beautiful world we This journey of learning is called a This paragraph is explaining what
live in. And for that, we have a “fascinating journey”, which Science really is.
new subject, Science. Welcome to means it is very interesting and Science is not just reading books
the wonderful world of Science! exciting. or memorising answers. Science is
Finally, the paragraph introduces a actually a way of thinking and
🧠 Explanation (Very Simple + new subject called Science. working. It means:
Detailed) Science is not just a subject like  We think carefully about
This paragraph is telling us about math or language. It is a way to: things
human curiosity, which means  Explore the world  We observe (look closely)
the natural habit of asking  Understand nature at things
questions and wanting to know  Find answers to questions  We do activities or
things. So, Science is like a new experiments to understand
From the beginning of human life, adventure subject, where we things better
people are always curious. learn about everything around us So, Science helps us understand:
“Curious” means we want to in a logical and interesting way. 👉 the world around us (Earth,
know: At the end, the book welcomes us water, air, plants, animals, etc.)
 Why things happen to the “wonderful world of 👉 the universe (stars, planets,
 How things work Science”, meaning: space, etc.)
 What things are made of 👉 Science is exciting The paragraph says Science is like
Even small children do this 👉 Science is full of discoveries a big adventure.
naturally. For example: 👉 Science helps us understand life This means Science is not boring.
 A child may ask, “Why is better It is like going on a journey where:
the sky blue?”  We keep asking questions
 A child may ask, “Why ✅ In short:  We keep exploring new
does rain fall?” This paragraph tells us that things
 A child may break a toy humans are naturally curious,  We try to find answers step
just to see what is inside it children learn by exploring, and by step
This shows that learning starts now we are starting a new journey For example:
from childhood curiosity. called Science to understand the  Why does the apple fall
The paragraph also says that when world better. down and not go up?
we were in the preparatory stage  Why do stars shine at
of school (early classes), we night?
already started exploring the  How does a fan rotate?
world. That means we:
These questions make Science like kitchen to what is happening on So Science helps us slowly
an exciting adventure game where the playground, some of the most understand things that were once a
we keep discovering new things. groundbreaking discoveries have mystery.
The most important idea in this often come from unexpected The paragraph then gives a very
paragraph is “Curiosity”. places. important idea:
Curiosity means: 👉 Science is everywhere
👉 the desire to ask questions 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple + This means Science is not only in
👉 the interest to know “why” and Detailed) laboratories or schools. It is in
“how” This paragraph is telling us that daily life everywhere:
For example: Science is everywhere in nature  In the ocean depths (deep
 A curious child asks, “Why and in daily life. sea life, water movement,
does it rain?” First, it gives examples of very marine animals)
 A curious student asks, small and very big things:  In outer space (stars,
“How do birds fly?”  Tiny grains of sand (very planets, galaxies)
 A curious person observes small)  In the kitchen (cooking
and tries to understand  Massive mountains (very food, boiling water, frying,
everything big) mixing)
The paragraph says curiosity is the  A small leaf of grass  In the playground
most important thing in Science  A huge forest (running, jumping, ball
because: This means Science does not only movement, force, speed)
 Without curiosity, we do study big or important things. It Even simple activities involve
not ask questions studies everything, even the Science.
 Without questions, we smallest details in nature. Finally, it says an important thing:
cannot learn new things No matter what we look at, there is 👉 Some of the biggest discoveries
 Without curiosity, Science always something new to learn. come from unexpected places.
cannot grow For example: This means scientists sometimes
That is why the book is named  A grain of sand can tell us discover important things:
around curiosity, because Science about rocks and Earth  By accident
starts from it. formation  From daily life
 A mountain can tell us how observations
✅ In short: Earth changes over time  From simple experiments
Science is a way of thinking and  A leaf can show how plants For example:
exploring. It is like an adventure make food  A simple kitchen
where we ask questions and  A forest can show how experiment can lead to food
discover how the world works. The animals and plants live science discoveries
most important thing in Science is together  Watching plants grow can
curiosity. So Science helps us discover lead to agricultural science
Paragraph 3 hidden secrets in nature.  Observing stars can lead to
Original Paragraph Then the paragraph asks questions space science
Whether it is studying tiny grains like:
of sand or massive mountains, a  Why do stars shine at ✅ In short:
leaf of grass or a vast forest, there night? Science is everywhere—from tiny
is always something new and  How does a flower know sand grains to huge mountains,
exciting to discover. Have you when to bloom? from the kitchen to outer space. It
ever looked up at the night sky and These are examples of mysteries helps us solve mysteries of nature
wondered why the stars shine? Or of nature, meaning things we see and understand the world in daily
watched a flower bloom and but do not fully understand. life.
wondered how it knows when to Science helps us find answers to
open? These are just a few of the these mysteries.
many mysteries that science helps Next, it says Science is used to
us unravel. The most wonderful unravel mysteries. Paragraph 4
thing about science is that it is “Unravel” means: Original Paragraph
everywhere. From the depths of 👉 to solve something that is Science is like a giant and
the ocean to the vastness of outer confusing or unknown unending jigsaw puzzle. Every
space, from what is cooking in the new discovery we make adds
another piece to that puzzle. And  Even if we learn a lot, there Paragraph 5
you know the best thing about this is still more to learn Original Paragraph
puzzle? There is no limit to what This is because every new answer As you go through this book, you
we can discover, since every new creates new questions. will encounter interesting ideas, do
piece of knowledge leads to more For example: some thought-provoking
questions and more things to find  If we learn how plants experiments, and see how some of
out. Sometimes, we find that a grow, we may ask: “Why what we will find out is useful in
piece of this puzzle has been put in do different plants grow our daily lives. And guess what
the wrong place and needs to be differently?” happens as we discover more and
moved. New discoveries often  If we learn about stars, we more? We start realising that these
change our understanding of the may ask: “Are there other ideas are all connected.
world. living planets?”
So Science keeps growing forever. 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +
🧠 Explanation (Very Simple + The paragraph also says something Detailed)
Detailed) interesting: This paragraph is telling us what
This paragraph explains Science Sometimes, a puzzle piece is in the we will do in this Science book
using a very interesting wrong place. and what we will learn from it.
comparison: Science is like a This means: First, it says we will encounter
jigsaw puzzle.  Sometimes old scientific interesting ideas.
A jigsaw puzzle is a game where: ideas are found to be “Encounter” means:
 Many small pieces are incorrect 👉 to come across or meet
joined together  Scientists then correct them something new
 Each piece is important For example: So it means:
 When all pieces are correct,  Earlier people believed the  We will learn new and
we see the full picture Earth was flat, but later it exciting ideas in Science
Similarly, Science also works in was proven round  These ideas will not be
the same way.  Earlier ideas about diseases boring, they will be
Here: changed when germs were interesting
 The puzzle = knowledge of discovered For example:
the world So Science is always improving  Learning how plants make
 The pieces = discoveries and correcting itself. food
and facts Finally, the paragraph says:  Learning how magnets
Every time scientists discover 👉 New discoveries can change attract iron
something new: how we understand the world.  Learning how rain forms
👉 It is like adding one more piece This means: Next, it says we will do thought-
to the puzzle.  Our thinking is not fixed provoking experiments.
For example:  As we learn new things, This means:
 Discovering gravity added our understanding becomes 👉 experiments that make us think
a piece to understanding better and more correct deeply
how objects fall For example: These experiments help us:
 Discovering germs added a  New medical discoveries  Understand Science better
piece to understanding improve treatment of  Observe things carefully
diseases diseases  Learn by doing, not just
 Discovering electricity  New space discoveries reading
added a piece to change our idea of the For example:
understanding energy universe  Mixing salt in water and
The paragraph says something observing what happens
very important: ✅ In short:  Testing which materials are
👉 Science has no limit Science is like a never-ending magnetic
This means: puzzle. Every discovery adds a  Watching how plants grow
 We will never stop learning new piece, creates new questions, in sunlight
Science and sometimes even changes old Then the paragraph says we will
 There will always be new ideas to help us understand the see how Science is useful in daily
things to discover world better. life.
This means Science is not only in must protect. There is an amazing  Each one has its own way
books. It is used everywhere, like: variety of life on Earth—plants of surviving
 Cooking food in the and animals that have managed to For example:
kitchen (heat, boiling, survive and thrive in different  Cactus grows in deserts
steam) regions on this planet. You might with very little water
 Using electricity for lights have seen a seed grow into a plant,  Fish live in water
and fans a caterpillar transform into a  Snow leopards live in cold
 Using vehicles for travel beautiful butterfly and many more mountains
 Using medicines when we such observations. How do these All these living things:
are sick plants and animals grow? 👉 survive and thrive
So Science helps us in our “Thrive” means:
everyday life in many ways. 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple + 👉 to grow well and live happily in
Next, the paragraph asks us to Detailed) a suitable environment
imagine something important: This paragraph is telling us that the Then the paragraph gives simple
👉 As we learn more, we will first big topic we will study in examples we may have seen in real
realise that everything is Science is our planet Earth. life:
connected. First, it says:  A seed grows into a plant
This means: 👉 Earth is our home  A caterpillar becomes a
 Different topics in Science This means: butterfly
are not separate  We live on Earth These are examples of life
 They are linked to each  Everything we need for life processes and changes in living
other is found on Earth things.
For example:  It is our only known home For example:
 Plants need sunlight in the universe  A seed needs water, air,
(biology + physics) Then it says something very and sunlight to grow into a
 Rain depends on important: plant
evaporation (water cycle + 👉 Earth is the only planet known to  A caterpillar eats leaves
weather science) support life and changes into a butterfly
 Cooking food involves heat This means: through metamorphosis
and energy (chemistry +  Till now, scientists have Finally, the paragraph asks an
physics) not found life on any other important question:
So everything in Science is part of planet 👉 How do plants and animals
a bigger system.  Earth has special grow?
As we learn more Science, we conditions like air, water, This means:
begin to understand: and suitable temperature  What makes them grow?
👉 One topic helps explain another  These conditions make life  What do they need?
topic possible here  How does their body
👉 Everything in nature works Because Earth supports life, we change over time?
together must: This question will help us start
👉 protect its environment learning deeper Science topics
✅ In short: This means: like:
This book will help us learn  We should not pollute air,  Growth
interesting ideas, do experiments, water, and land  Life cycle
and understand how Science is  We should take care of  Environment
useful in daily life. We will also forests, animals, and plants  Nutrition
realise that all scientific ideas are  We should keep nature
connected to each other. clean and safe ✅ In short:
Next, it talks about the variety of We begin Science by studying
life on Earth. Earth, the only known planet with
Paragraph 6 This means: life. It has many plants and
Original Paragraph  There are many different animals, and we must protect it.
We will start off by looking at our types of plants and animals We also learn how living things
home, planet Earth. It is the only  They live in different grow and change.
planet we know that supports life, places like forests, deserts, Paragraph 7
and it has an environment that we mountains, and oceans Original Paragraph
Of course, to grow, we need food “Cuisine” means: and so many other things. What
to eat, and especially in a large and 👉 style of cooking food are they made of? Are they made
diverse country like India, food is So Indian cuisine is not just one of different materials? How do we
so fascinating. Across the country, type, but many types based on separate different materials from
we have different cuisines with regions and culture. one another?
their many tasty dishes. What are Then the paragraph asks an
they made of? How do we find important Science question: 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +
out? 👉 What are foods made of? Detailed)
This means: This paragraph is talking about the
🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +  What ingredients are used different materials we see in
Detailed) in food? daily life and how Science helps
This paragraph is talking about  Are foods made from us understand them.
food and how it is related to plants, animals, or First, it says there are many
Science. minerals? different things around us. It gives
First, it says:  How do different examples like:
👉 To grow, we need food ingredients combine?  Paper we write on
This means: For example:  Metal key
 Food is very important for  Roti is made from wheat  Plastic ruler
all living things flour and water  Rubber eraser
 Without food, we cannot  Curry is made from  Magnet used to close a box
grow, stay healthy, or vegetables, spices, oil, etc.  Clothes we wear
survive  Milk contains proteins,  Cup we drink milk in
Food gives us: fats, and water This means:
 Energy to work and play Finally, it asks: 👉 Our daily life is full of different
 Strength to grow 👉 How do we find out? objects
 Protection from diseases This is a Science question Each object looks different and
Next, it says India is a: meaning: feels different.
👉 large and diverse country  How do we study food? For example:
“Diverse” means:  How do we understand its  Paper is soft and thin
 People in India are components?  Metal key is hard and
different in culture, We can find out by: strong
language, and traditions  Observing food carefully  Plastic ruler is light and
 Different regions have  Testing ingredients flexible
different food habits  Doing simple experiments  Rubber eraser is soft and
So in India, food becomes very in Science bendable
interesting and special. So this connects food with  Clothes are made of cloth
The paragraph says: scientific investigation. materials
👉 Food in India is fascinating  Cup may be made of glass,
This means: ✅ In short: plastic, or ceramic
 There are many types of Food is essential for life, and India So we can see that everything is
delicious foods has many different cuisines. not the same.
 Each region has its own Science helps us understand what Then the paragraph asks an
special dishes food is made of and how we can important question:
For example: study it. 👉 What are these things made of?
 North India: roti, paratha, This means:
paneer dishes  What is the substance or
 South India: dosa, idli, Paragraph 8 material behind these
sambhar Original Paragraph objects?
 East India: fish curry, rice Then again, there are so many  Are they made from wood,
dishes different things around us—the metal, plastic, rubber, etc.?
 West India: dhokla, dal paper we write on, the metal key, Science helps us understand that
baati the plastic ruler and the rubber everything is made from
So food is different in every place. eraser in our box, the magnet that materials.
Next, it says: keeps the box closed, the clothes
👉 We have different cuisines we wear, the cup we drink milk in
Next question: 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +  Rain is a natural process
👉 Are they made of different Detailed)  It happens due to changes
materials? This paragraph is talking about in water and air in the
The answer is yes. This means: water and its importance in our atmosphere
 Different objects are made life. Science helps us understand:
from different materials First, it says:  How water evaporates from
 Each material has special 👉 Along with food, we need water Earth
properties to survive  How clouds form
For example: This means:  How rain falls back to
 Metal is strong and shiny  Water is just as important Earth
 Plastic is light and does not as food So this paragraph introduces the
break easily  Without water, no living idea of the water cycle, which is a
 Rubber is flexible thing can live for long very important Science topic.
 Glass is transparent but  Humans, animals, and
fragile plants all need water ✅ In short:
So materials are chosen based on For example: Water is essential for life. We use
their use.  We drink water to stay and enjoy it in many ways. Science
Finally, it asks: alive helps us understand how rain
👉 How do we separate different  Plants need water to grow happens and how water moves in
materials from one another?  Animals need water for nature.
This means: survival Paragraph 10
 Sometimes materials are So water is a basic necessity of Original Paragraph
mixed together life. Have you noticed that water
 We need ways to separate Next, it says: freezes and becomes ice when we
them 👉 Water is a delightful substance cool it and boils and becomes
For example: This means: steam when we heat it? Do you
 Separating stones from rice  Water is very useful and enjoy drinking cool water in the
 Filtering tea leaves from enjoyable in many ways summer or showering with warm
tea  It gives comfort and helps water in the winter? How do we
 Removing sand from water life function smoothly understand hot and cold? Whether
Science helps us learn methods For example: it is water, or our own body when
like:  We drink cool water in we have fever, finding out how hot
 Filtering summer something is can be important!
 Sieving  We use water for bathing,
 Handpicking cooking, washing 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +
 Decantation  We enjoy playing in water Detailed + Long)
So this paragraph introduces the during rain This paragraph is explaining how
idea of materials and separation Then it gives a simple real-life water changes its form when
techniques in Science. experience: temperature changes and also
👉 Have you ever jumped in a introduces the idea of hot and cold
✅ In short: puddle when it rained? (temperature) in Science.
Everything around us is made of This means: First, it says:
different materials like metal,  After rain, small pools of 👉 Water freezes and becomes ice
plastic, rubber, and cloth. Science water form on roads when we cool it
helps us identify them and also  Children often enjoy This means:
separate them when they are jumping and playing in  When water is kept in a
mixed. them very cold place (like a
Paragraph 9  This shows our natural freezer), it becomes ice
Original Paragraph connection with water and  Ice is the solid form of
Along with food, we need water to rain water
survive. Water is such a delightful Finally, it asks an important  Water changes its state
substance. Have you ever jumped Science question: from liquid to solid
in a puddle when it rained? Do you 👉 Do you ever wonder why and For example:
ever wonder why and how it rains? how it rains?  Water in an ice tray in a
This means: fridge becomes ice cubes
  In very cold countries,  Our hand can feel hot or This paragraph is telling us that
lakes and rivers can freeze cold, but it is not always Science questions never end, and
into ice accurate we should not only think about
So cooling changes water into ice.  Sometimes something may Earth, but also about the whole
Next, it says: feel warm but actually be universe.
👉 Water boils and becomes steam very hot First, it says:
when we heat it So Science uses tools like a 👉 We will have an almost
This means: thermometer to measure unending list of questions about
 When water is heated (like temperature correctly. everything on Earth
in a kettle), it starts boiling Then it gives another important This means:
 It changes into steam example:  When we study Science,
(water vapor) 👉 Whether it is water or our body we will keep getting many
 Steam is the gaseous form when we have fever, finding out questions
of water how hot something is can be  There is so much to learn
For example: important about Earth that questions
 When we boil water for tea, This means: will never finish
steam comes out  Temperature measurement  Every answer leads to more
 When we cook food, we is important in daily life questions
often see steam rising from and health For example:
the pot  If we have fever, our body  Why do plants grow in
So heating changes water into temperature increases different ways?
steam.  Doctors use thermometers  How do animals survive in
This shows an important Science to check fever deserts?
idea: For example:  Why does rain fall
👉 Matter (like water) can change  Normal body temperature differently in different
its state depending on temperature is around 37°C places?
Now the paragraph connects this  If it becomes higher, it may So Earth itself gives us countless
with our daily life: mean infection or illness questions to explore.
👉 Do you enjoy drinking cool So knowing temperature helps us: Next, it says:
water in summer or warm water in  Understand health 👉 Why limit our questions to the
winter? conditions Earth alone?
This means:  Cook food properly This is a very important idea.
 In summer, we prefer cold  Use water safely It means:
water because it makes us  Study changes in materials  We should not think only
feel fresh and cool about Earth
 In winter, we prefer warm ✅ In short:  Our curiosity should go
water because it keeps our Water changes into ice when beyond our planet
body comfortable cooled and steam when heated.  We should think bigger and
So temperature affects our comfort This shows how temperature wider
and daily habits. affects matter. Understanding hot Science encourages us to think
Next, the paragraph asks: and cold is important in daily life, beyond limits.
👉 How do we understand hot and especially for health and safety. Then it says:
cold? Paragraph 11 👉 We can ask questions on things
This is a very important Science Original Paragraph beyond—the Sun, the Moon, and
question. We will have an almost unending the millions of stars that shine in
It means: list of questions about everything the sky
 How do we measure on Earth as we further explore this This means:
temperature? book. But why limit our questions  Science is not only about
 How do we know to the Earth alone? We can ask things on Earth
something is hot or cold? questions on things beyond—the  It also studies space (the
 Can we measure heat Sun, the Moon, and the millions of universe)
scientifically instead of just stars that shine in the sky! For example:
feeling it?  The Sun: Why is it so hot?
For example: 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple + How does it give us light
Detailed + Long) and energy?
  The Moon: Why does it  We will understand its “Spirit of inquiry” means:
change shape (phases)? parts like veins, surface, 👉 the habit of asking questions and
Why does it shine at night? and shape wanting to know more
 Stars: Why do they shine?  We will learn how leaves “Ignite” means:
How far are they from help plants make food 👉 to start or awaken something
Earth? For example: strongly
It also mentions:  A leaf has green colour due So this means:
👉 millions of stars in the sky to chlorophyll  Each chapter will make you
This means:  Leaves take sunlight and more curious
 The universe is extremely make food for plants  It will make you ask more
large  Leaves also help in questions
 There are billions of stars breathing of plants  It will increase your
and galaxies So Science helps us understand interest in learning Science
 Many of them are still not even small parts of plants deeply. For example:
fully understood Next, it says:  After learning about plants,
So Science helps us explore: 👉 Discovering how things move you may ask how trees
 Space This means: grow so tall
 Planets  We will learn about motion  After learning about
 Galaxies in Science motion, you may ask why
 Universe mysteries  We will understand how some things move faster
This paragraph teaches us that: objects move from one than others
👉 Curiosity should not stop at place to another Finally, it says:
Earth  We will study why things 👉 You will have lots of questions
👉 We should always think bigger move and how forces act on your mind
👉 Science helps us explore the on them This means:
entire universe For example:  Science learning will make
 A ball rolls when we push you think more
✅ In short: it  You will not stop at one
Science gives us endless questions  A bicycle moves when we answer
about Earth, but we should also pedal  You will always want to
explore space—the Sun, Moon,  A car moves because of know “why” and “how”
and stars—because the universe is engine force So this is the real goal of Science:
full of mysteries. So Science helps us understand 👉 To make students curious
Paragraph 12 movement in daily life. thinkers
Original Paragraph Then it says:
Whether you are learning about the 👉 Separating the skin of a peanut
structure of a leaf, discovering how seed This means: ✅ In short:
things move, or separating the skin  We will do small This book will help you learn
of a peanut seed, we hope each experiments and activities about leaves, motion, and simple
chapter of this book will ignite  We will learn how to activities. It will make you curious
your spirit of inquiry. And separate parts of things and encourage you to ask many
hopefully you will have lots of For example: questions about the world.
questions on your mind!  Removing shell from Paragraph 13
peanuts Original Paragraph
🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +  Separating husk from Even though you may have not
Detailed + Long) grains realised, you have already been
This paragraph is telling us what  Breaking materials into finding answers to many of your
we will learn in this Science book parts for study questions. Suppose your pen stops
and how it will affect our thinking. This shows that Science includes writing. What would you do? You
First, it says: simple hands-on activities that help would ask yourself the question,
👉 Whether you are learning about us learn better. “Why did my pen stop writing?”
the structure of a leaf Next, the paragraph says: You might guess that the ink
This means: 👉 Each chapter will ignite your finished. You would then test this
 We will study how a leaf is spirit of inquiry guess by opening the pen and
made This is a very important idea. checking the ink refill. If it is
empty, you would know that your 👉 You might guess that the ink  We do not stop after one
guess was correct. But suppose finished failure
you found that the ink was not This means: Finally, the paragraph says:
finished. Now what would you do?  We make a possible answer 👉 This is exactly how Science
You would make another guess— in our mind works
perhaps the ink might have dried  This is called a “guess” or This is the most important idea.
up. To test if this guess is correct “hypothesis” in Science Science works like this:
or not, you will try something else. For example: 1. Observe a problem
This is exactly how Science  Pen not working → maybe 2. Ask a question
works! The way you tried to find ink is finished 3. Make a guess
out why your pen stopped writing  Fan not working → maybe 4. Test the guess
is an example of the scientific electricity is off 5. Find the answer
method. So we try to think of a reason. 6. If wrong, try again
Next: This is called the scientific
🧠 Explanation (Very Simple + 👉 You test this guess by opening method.
Detailed + Long) the pen and checking the ink refill
This paragraph is explaining how This means: ✅ In short:
we already use Science in daily  We do an action to check if When your pen stops working, you
life without even knowing it, and our guess is correct try to find the reason step by step.
it introduces the scientific method  This is called testing or This same process is called the
using a simple example. experimenting scientific method, and it is how
First, it says: For example: Science works.
👉 Even though you may not realise  Open pen and check ink
it, you already find answers to  Check battery of a remote Paragraph 14
many questions  Plug charger properly to Original Paragraph
This means: test phone Activity 1.1: Let us think and write
 We often solve problems in Then it says: ‹ Write about a similar problem
our daily life 👉 If ink is empty, your guess was that you tried to solve.
 We do not always call it correct ‹ What steps did you take?
“Science” This means:
 But our thinking process is  If the result matches our 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +
actually scientific guess, we confirm it is right Detailed + Long)
For example:  We solve the problem This part is an activity section,
 Fixing a broken toy successfully which means it is not giving new
 Finding why a mobile is But then it says: information. Instead, it is asking us
not charging 👉 If ink is not finished, what will to think, recall our own
 Understanding why a fan is you do? experience, and write about it.
not working This means: First, it says:
So we are already doing Science  Sometimes our first guess 👉 Activity 1.1: Let us think and
naturally. is wrong write
Then it gives a simple example:  Science allows us to try This means:
👉 Suppose your pen stops writing again  We are going to do a
This is a common daily problem So we make another guess: thinking task
for students. 👉 Maybe the ink is dried up  We are not just reading, but
Next, it says: This means: also writing our own ideas
👉 You ask “Why did my pen stop  We think of a new possible  This helps us learn Science
writing?” reason better by using real-life
This means:  Science is about trying experiences
 First step is asking a again and again Then it asks:
question Then we test again: 👉 Write about a similar problem
 We try to understand the 👉 We try something else to check that you tried to solve
problem this idea This means:
So curiosity starts the process. This means:  Think of a problem from
Then it says:  We continue checking until your daily life
we find the real answer
  It should be something you  Science has a proper
faced before Paragraph 15 method
 You should explain how Original Paragraph  We do things in a correct
you tried to solve it Science is not just about order
For example: memorising facts and figures or  We do not guess randomly
 Your mobile stopped doing experiments. It is about This step-by-step process helps us:
charging following a step-by-step process  Understand problems
 Your bicycle tyre became that helps us find answers to our clearly
flat questions. So what are the steps  Find correct answers
 Your TV remote stopped that we can follow?  Avoid confusion
working For example:
 Your pen stopped writing 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +  First observe a problem
So we need to choose any real Detailed + Long)  Then ask a question
problem we faced. This paragraph is explaining what  Then make a guess
Then it asks: Science truly means, and it is  Then test it
👉 What steps did you take? correcting a common  Then find the result
This means: misunderstanding. This is a logical way of thinking.
 You should explain your First, it says: Next, it says:
thinking process 👉 Science is not just about 👉 It helps us find answers to our
 You should describe what memorising facts and figures questions
you did first, second, and This means: This means:
so on  Science is not only about  Science is used to solve
For example, if your mobile is not learning answers by heart doubts
charging, steps may be:  It is not about just  It helps us understand how
1. Checked charger wire remembering definitions or and why things happen
2. Tried another socket formulas For example:
3. Checked charging port For example:  Why does rain fall?
4. Asked someone for help  Just memorising “water  Why does iron rust?
This is important because: boils at 100°C” is not  Why do objects fall down?
👉 Science is not only about enough Science gives answers to such
answers  We should also understand questions.
👉 Science is about how we solve why water boils at that Finally, it asks:
problems step by step temperature 👉 So what are the steps that we can
So this activity helps us So Science is deeper than follow?
understand: memorisation. This means:
 Problem-solving skills Next, it says:  Now the book will explain
 Logical thinking 👉 Science is not only about doing the scientific method in
 Scientific method in daily experiments steps
life This means:  We will learn how
It also teaches us that:  Experiments are important scientists think and work
👉 Everyone can think like a in Science So this paragraph prepares us for
scientist  But Science is not limited learning:
Even in small daily problems, we: to experiments only 👉 the process of Science (scientific
 Observe the problem We also need: method)
 Think of possible reasons  Thinking
 Test solutions  Observing ✅ In short:
 Find the correct answer  Asking questions Science is not just memorising or
So this activity connects Science  Solving problems doing experiments. It is a step-by-
with real life. So experiments are just one part of step process that helps us find
Science, not the whole subject. answers to questions in a logical
✅ In short: Then it says: way.
This activity asks you to describe a 👉 Science is about following a
real-life problem and explain how step-by-step process Paragraph 16
you solved it step by step, just like This is a very important idea. Original Paragraph
a scientist. It means:
First, we observe something that  Why does the ball roll For example:
we find interesting or we do not down?  If plant grows toward light
understand. This makes us wonder  Why does the candle go → guess is correct
and perhaps think of a question off?  If candle goes off without
about it. Then, we guess a possible So curiosity creates questions. air → idea is correct
answer to that question. If not correct:
We test this guess through 👉 Step 3: Making a Guess  We try again with a new
experiments or more observations. Then it says: guess
We then try to analyse the results 👉 We guess a possible answer to
to see if it actually answers our that question ✅ In short:
question. This means: Science works in five steps:
 We try to think of a observe, ask questions, guess, test,
🧠 Explanation (Very Simple + possible reason and analyse results. This is called
Detailed + Long)  This is not final, just an the scientific method.
This paragraph is explaining the idea in our mind Paragraph 17
scientific method step by step,  In Science, this is called a Original Paragraph
which is the basic way Science hypothesis Scientists are people who follow
works. It tells us how scientists For example: the scientific method to solve
think and solve problems in a very  Plants grow towards light problems or to discover new
simple sequence. because they need sunlight things. But anyone who follows
 Ball rolls because the the scientific method is working
👉 Step 1: Observation ground is sloped like a scientist. Someone cooking
First it says:  Candle goes off because it food may be wondering why the
👉 We observe something that we needs air dal has spilled out of the cooker—
find interesting or do not So we make an educated guess. was there too much water? Think
understand. of a bicycle repair person trying to
This means: 👉 Step 4: Testing the Guess find out why a tyre is flat—from
 The first step in Science is Then it says: where did the air leak out? Or an
looking carefully 👉 We test this guess through electrician trying to find why a
 We notice something experiments or observations light bulb is not working—is there
happening around us This means: some problem with the bulb or the
 It may be something  We check if our idea is switch? When we try to ask
strange, new, or confusing correct questions and find out answers, we
For example:  We do experiments or are all, in a way, scientists!
 A plant is growing towards watch carefully again
sunlight  We collect evidence 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +
 A ball rolls down a slope For example: Detailed + Long)
 A candle goes off when  Keep a plant in sunlight This paragraph is explaining who
covered and darkness a scientist is and showing that
So observation means:  Roll objects on different science is not only done in
👉 using our eyes, mind, and senses surfaces laboratories, but also in daily
to notice things carefully  Cover a candle with a glass life.
So testing helps us verify ideas.
👉 Step 2: Asking a Question 👉 What is a scientist?
Then it says: 👉 Step 5: Analysing Results First, it says:
👉 This makes us wonder and think Finally it says: 👉 Scientists are people who follow
of a question 👉 We analyse the results to see if it the scientific method to solve
This means: answers our question problems or discover new things.
 After observing, we This means: This means:
become curious  We study what happened in  A scientist is someone who
 We start asking “why” or the experiment uses the step-by-step
“how”  We compare results with method of Science
For example: our guess  They observe, ask
 Why does the plant bend  We decide if our answer is questions, make guesses,
towards light? correct or not test them, and find answers
  They try to solve problems  They look for where air is This is another activity section,
or discover new knowledge leaking which means it is asking you to
For example: They may: think from your own life
 Scientists study diseases to  Check the tube experience and write your
find medicines  Look for a puncture answer. It is not giving new
 Scientists study space to  Test air pressure theory, but helping you understand
learn about planets So this is also scientific problem- Science in real life.
 Scientists study nature to solving.
understand life 👉 What is the activity asking?
So scientists are problem solvers 👉 Example 3: Electrician First it says:
and discoverers. It says: 👉 Activity 1.2: Let us think and
👉 An electrician checks why a bulb write
👉 Everyone can act like a is not working This means:
scientist This means:  You should think carefully
Then it says:  The electrician investigates  You should use your
👉 Anyone who follows the the cause imagination and memory
scientific method is working like a  They check bulb, switch, or  You should write your own
scientist wiring example
This means: They may: So this is a thinking + writing
 You don’t need a lab coat  Replace bulb task.
to be a scientist  Check switch connection
 Even ordinary people can  Test electricity supply
think like scientists So this is also Science in action.
 If you observe, question, 👉 Main question
and test, you are doing 👉 Main idea of the paragraph Then it says:
Science Finally it says: 👉 Describe a daily life situation
So science is a way of thinking, 👉 When we ask questions and find where you think someone was
not just a job. answers, we are all like scientists following a scientific method
This means: This means:
👉 Example 1: Cooking food  Science is not limited to  You must find an example
It says: scientists in labs from everyday life
👉 Someone cooking food may  Anyone who thinks  You should show how
wonder why dal has spilled out of logically is doing Science someone solved a problem
the cooker  Daily life problems use the step by step
This means: same method So you need to identify a situation
 A cook notices a problem So: where:
 They ask: Why did this 👉 Cooking, repairing, fixing, and  A problem happened
happen? troubleshooting = all use scientific  Someone observed it
Possible thinking: thinking  They thought about it
 Maybe too much water was  They tested solutions
added ✅ In short:  They found an answer
 Maybe heat was too high A scientist uses the scientific
 Maybe pressure was too method to solve problems, but 👉 Examples of answers you can
much anyone who asks questions and write
So even cooking involves finds answers in daily life is also You can choose simple real-life
scientific thinking. acting like a scientist. situations like:
Paragraph 18 🔧 Example 1: Mobile not
👉 Example 2: Bicycle repair Original Paragraph charging
It says: Activity 1.2: Let us think and write  Problem: Phone is not
👉 A bicycle repair person checks ‹ Describe a daily life situation charging
why a tyre is flat where you think someone was  Observation: Charger
This means: following a scientific method. connected but no charging
 The mechanic observes the  Guess: Charger wire may
problem 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple + be broken
Detailed + Long)  Test: Try another charger
  Result: Phone starts surroundings keenly. And when  Exploring space and
charging we are curious, we start posing planets
questions, asking how and why?  Creating new technology
🚲 Example 2: Bicycle tyre flat Just remember, the world is full of So Science helps us move from
 Problem: Bicycle tyre is things we do not know, things that small problems to big discoveries.
flat are waiting to be explored.
 Observation: No air in tyre 👉 Importance of curiosity
 Guess: Puncture in tube 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple + Then it says:
 Test: Fill air and check Detailed + Long) 👉 The first and foremost thing is to
leakage This paragraph is telling us an be curious and observe your
 Result: Found hole in tube important message: we already surroundings keenly
use science in daily life, and This means:
💡 Example 3: Light not working learning science will make us  The most important quality
 Problem: Bulb not glowing better problem solvers and in Science is curiosity
 Observation: Switch on but thinkers.  We should always observe
no light carefully what is happening
 Guess: Bulb may be fused 👉 Science in daily life around us
 Test: Replace bulb First it says: “Curious” means:
 Result: Light works 👉 There are several daily-life 👉 wanting to know more and
situations where we knowingly or asking questions
unknowingly apply the scientific For example:
👉 What this activity teaches method  Why does rain fall?
This activity is important because This means:  How do birds fly?
it teaches:  In our daily life, we use  Why do plants grow toward
 Science is in daily life science without realizing it sunlight?
 We already use scientific  Sometimes we do it “Keen observation” means:
thinking intentionally (knowingly) 👉 looking carefully and noticing
 We solve problems step by  Sometimes we do it small details
step without thinking
 Everyone can think like a (unknowingly) 👉 Asking questions
scientist For example: Then it says:
It also improves:  Fixing a broken toy 👉 When we are curious, we start
 Observation skills  Finding why a phone is not asking how and why
 Logical thinking working This means:
 Problem-solving ability  Checking why food is  Curiosity leads to questions
burning while cooking  Questions lead to learning
✅ In short: So scientific thinking is already  Asking “how” and “why”
This activity asks you to give a part of our life. is the base of Science
real-life example where someone For example:
solves a problem step by step using 👉 Science helps solve bigger  How does electricity work?
the scientific method. problems  Why do objects fall down?
Paragraph 19 Then it says: So Science starts with questions.
Original Paragraph 👉 Learning science helps us solve
Do you now realise that there are bigger problems and mysteries of 👉 The world is full of unknown
several daily-life situations where the universe things
we knowingly or unknowingly This means: Finally it says:
apply the scientific method?  Basic problem-solving we 👉 The world is full of things we do
Though we all apply the scientific do daily is just the not know, waiting to be explored
method to some extent, learning beginning This means:
science will develop our  Science education helps us  There are many mysteries
capabilities for finding solutions to solve complex problems in the world
bigger problems and solving more For example:  We have not discovered
mysteries of the universe. And to  Finding cures for diseases everything yet
be able to learn science well, the  Understanding climate  There is always something
first and foremost thing is to be change new to learn
curious and observe your
For example: So this part is about:  How to solve problems
 Deep ocean creatures 👉 building curiosity and asking logically
 Space galaxies questions about the world  How scientists actually
 Human body mysteries work
So Science is never complete—it 👉 Second question: Finding the It also builds:
is always growing. answer  Creativity
It says:  Curiosity
✅ In short: 👉 Try to write down how you  Observation skills
We already use scientific thinking would attempt to find an answer to
in daily life, but learning Science your question
helps us solve bigger problems. This means: ✅ In short:
Curiosity and observation are the  You should explain your This activity asks you to think of a
most important tools for learning thinking process “why” question and explain how
Science, because the world still has  You should describe how you would find the answer using
many mysteries to explore. you will find the answer scientific thinking step by step.
Paragraph 20 step by step Paragraph 21
Original Paragraph So you must show: Original Paragraph
Activity 1.3: Let us think and write  What you will observe Science is rarely done alone.
‹ If you have to ask “Why?”  What you will guess Scientists across the world work
about something, what would you  What you will test together, often in large teams. So,
ask about?  How you will confirm the if you cannot find an answer
‹ Try to write down how you answer yourself, ask your friends to help
would attempt to find an answer to you out! It is always more fun to
your question. 👉 Example answer (simple discover things together.
explanation) Of course, remember that you will
🧠 Explanation (Very Simple + Let us take an example: not find answers to all your
Detailed + Long) ❓ Question: Why does rain fall? questions in Grade 6. Do not
This is another activity section, Step-by-step thinking: worry, you are embarking upon a
and it is asking you to think like a 1. I observe clouds in the sky journey of science for the next five
scientist and write your own 2. I think clouds contain water years or even beyond!
ideas. It is not giving new facts, 3. I guess water in clouds
but helping you build curiosity and becomes heavy 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +
scientific thinking. 4. I check by learning about Detailed + Long)
evaporation and This paragraph is telling us that
👉 First question: Asking “Why?” condensation science is a group effort and
It says: 5. I understand that clouds learning science is a long
👉 If you have to ask “Why?” about release water as rain journey.
something, what would you ask
about? 👉 Another example 👉 Science is not done alone
This means: ❓ Question: Why does ice melt? First it says:
 You should think of any Steps: 👉 Science is rarely done alone
interesting thing around 1. I observe ice becomes This means:
you water  Science is not usually done
 Then ask a “why” question 2. I think heat is causing by one person
about it change  Most scientific work needs
For example: 3. I guess temperature affects many people
 Why does the sky look ice  People help each other to
blue? 4. I test by keeping ice in sun solve problems
 Why do we get rain? For example:
5. I see it melts and confirm
 Why do magnets attract the idea  One scientist studies plants
iron?  Another studies animals
 Why do we feel hot in 👉 What this activity teaches  Another studies weather
summer? This activity helps us learn:  Together they combine
 Why do plants grow toward  How to ask good questions knowledge
sunlight?  How to think step by step
So Science is a team activity, not  Discussing helps us After all, to be a wise person, you
a solo activity. understand better must be a “whys” person!
So Science is not only serious
👉 Scientists work in teams work—it is also enjoyable. 🧠 Explanation (Very Simple +
Then it says: Detailed + Long)
👉 Scientists across the world work 👉 Learning takes time This final paragraph gives a
together in large teams Then it says: motivational and inspiring
This means: 👉 You will not find answers to all message about Science. It
 Scientists from different questions in Grade 6 encourages students to enjoy
countries cooperate This means: Science and always stay curious.
 They share ideas, research,  It is okay if you do not
and discoveries understand everything now 👉 Science is joyful exploration
 Big discoveries need many  Science learning is gradual First it says:
experts  Some topics will be learned 👉 Science is like children enjoying
For example: in higher classes the rain
 Space research involves So students should not worry or This means:
many scientists feel stressed.  Just like children feel
 Medical research involves happy and free while
doctors, biologists, and 👉 Science is a long journey playing in rain
chemists Finally it says:  Science should also be
 Climate studies involve 👉 You are starting a journey of enjoyed in a joyful way
many researchers science for the next five years or  Learning Science should
worldwide more not feel boring or stressful
So teamwork is very important in This means: So Science is:
Science.  Science learning continues 👉 fun + curiosity + exploration
for many years For example:
👉 Learning with friends  You will keep learning  Watching rain and thinking
Then it says: more advanced topics later how it forms
👉 If you cannot find an answer  Each year you will  Observing plants and
yourself, ask your friends understand Science better enjoying their growth
This means: So Grade 6 is just the beginning of  Doing experiments like a
 Students should not feel a big learning journey. fun activity
alone in learning Science So Science is a happy learning
 Friends can help solve ✅ In short: experience.
difficult questions Science is a teamwork activity, and
 Discussing ideas makes learning Science is a long journey. 👉 Enjoy your scientific journey
learning easier You don’t have to know Then it says:
For example: everything now—just keep 👉 Enjoy your scientific journey
 One student may learning, asking questions, and This means:
understand plants better enjoying the process with friends.  Learning Science is like
 Another may understand going on a journey
motion better 📘 The Wonderful World of  Every chapter is a new
 Together they learn faster Science experience
So learning becomes easier and Final Paragraph 22  We should enjoy learning
more fun in groups. instead of feeling pressure
Original Paragraph So students should:
👉 Science is more fun together Much like children enjoying the  Stay interested
Then it says: rain, science is all about joyful  Stay positive
👉 It is more fun to discover things exploration. Enjoy your scientific  Enjoy discovering new
together journey, keep exploring and never ideas
This means: stop wondering about the amazing
 Sharing ideas makes mysteries of the universe and 👉 Keep exploring and never stop
learning enjoyable asking questions. wondering
 Group learning increases Are you ready to embark upon the Then it says:
curiosity exciting journey of science? Let us 👉 Keep exploring and never stop
get started!!
wondering about mysteries of the  Asking questions leads to
universe knowledge
This means: So:
 Always try to learn new 👉 “Whys person” = curious learner
things 👉 “Wise person” = intelligent
 Always ask questions thinker
 Never stop being curious For example:
For example:  Why does rain fall?
 Why does the sky change  Why do planets move?
color?  Why do plants grow?
 How do stars shine? The more “why” questions you
 How does life exist on ask:
Earth? 👉 the more you learn
So curiosity should never end. 👉 the wiser you become

👉 Science begins with questions ✅ In short:

Then it says: Science is a joyful journey of
👉 Never stop asking questions exploration. We should always
This means: stay curious, keep asking
 Questions are the heart of questions, and enjoy discovering
Science the mysteries of the universe. A
 Without questions, there is wise person is someone who keeps
no discovery asking “why”.
 Asking “why” and “how”
leads to learning
So students should always:
 Ask questions
 Think deeply
 Explore answers

👉 Are you ready?

Then it asks:
👉 Are you ready to begin the
journey of Science?
This is a motivational question that
means:
 You are about to start an
exciting learning adventure
 Science will be interesting
and full of discoveries
 You should be excited and
ready

👉 Final message: “Whys person”

Finally it says:
👉 To be a wise person, you must
be a “whys” person
This is a very important and
beautiful idea.
It means:
 A wise person is someone
who asks “why”
 Curiosity makes a person
intelligent