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Earth — Our Shared Home – Class 5 The World Around Us Chapter 10 Notes & NCERT PDF

Class 5The World Around UsChapter 10NCERT book: Our Wondrous World - EVS Class 5

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Chapter 10: Earth — Our Shared Home

Introduction – The Blue Planet

"After seeing the Earth from outside, the first thought that came to mind was that the Earth looks completely one; no border is visible from outside… We all are part of humanity and the Earth is our one home."

These are the words of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to reach the International Space Station. Long before him, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to see the Earth from space – when asked how India looked, he said "Saare Jahaan Se Achcha".

From space, we cannot see cities, villages or borders – only land and sea on our blue planet. Nature has no boundaries: air, water, clouds, seeds and animals move freely across the world. People are connected too – through food, clothes, toys, music, ideas and inventions. Earth is our shared home.

What We Learn – Six Stories of Sharing

Story 1: The Travelling Birds

Rosy starlings (pink and black birds) fly thousands of kilometres every winter from southern Russia, Mongolia and nearby countries to India. They enjoy India's warm weather and eat locusts and grasshoppers, helping farmers by eating crop pests. Nature is connected across the globe.

Story 2: Yoga – India's Gift to the World

Yoga has been practised in India for more than 3,000 years to keep the body healthy and mind peaceful. Travellers, scholars and teachers shared it with the world. In 2014, the United Nations declared 21 June as the International Day of Yoga.

Story 3: Chilli – A Spice that Changed Our Lives

Chillies once grew only in South America. About 400–500 years ago, travellers from Portugal brought them to India. Before that, Indians used black pepper to make food spicy. Potatoes, tomatoes, peanuts and cashews also travelled to India from far away.

Story 4: The Sweet Story of Sugar

Long ago people used honey for sweetness. The method of making jaggery from sugarcane juice was first discovered in India, and later we learned to make sugar. This knowledge spread through trade. Rice, mangoes and bananas also travelled from India to other lands.

Story 5: The Mexican Marigold

The marigold came from Mexico, where it is used in festivals. Today it is everywhere in India – temples, homes, weddings and Diwali.

Story 6: The Cows that Went to Brazil

Portuguese traders took Indian cows to Brazil. Today more than three-fourths of Brazil's milk comes from three Indian breeds – Gir, Kankrej and Ongole – which even appear on Brazil's stamps and coins!

Web of Life – One Earth, One Family

Earth is a living web of life where people, animals, plants and ideas travel, mix and grow together.

'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' – the world is one family.

All people, animals, trees, rivers, air and sky belong to this family. Earth is the only planet we know that has life. When we care for the Earth, we care for each other. The MoEFCC logo reminds us that humans and nature must live in harmony.

Other fun facts: Zero was first written down in India; chess and snakes and ladders began here; paper came to India from China; Arab traders brought dates and lemons; Indian indigo dye and spices like pepper ('black gold') travelled the world. DIGIPIN gives every place in India a 10-character digital address code.

Activities in the Chapter

  • Activity 1: Write your full address – ending with Country: India, Planet: Earth. Use a globe to check if all oceans are connected.
  • Activity 2: Poster of five winter bird visitors; trace the rosy starling's route (Russia/Mongolia → India) on a globe with string; write a bird's postcard.
  • Activity 3: Trace the chilli's journey from South America to India; find the story of potato, tomato or peanut.
  • Activity 4: Find five cow breeds; list things at home that came from other countries (e.g. jeans – America).
  • Activity 5: Interview a grandparent about something that did not exist in their childhood.

    • Key Words

  • Planet (ग्रह), Blue Planet (नीला ग्रह)
  • Border / Boundary (सीमा)
  • Migrate (प्रवास करना) – travel far with the seasons
  • Rosy starling (गुलाबी मैना / तिलियर)
  • Trade (व्यापार)
  • Jaggery (गुड़)
  • Breed (नस्ल)
  • Culture (संस्कृति)
  • Web of life (जीवन का जाल)
  • Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्) – the world is one family

    • Connect to Your Life

    Look at your plate – chilli, potato and tomato came from far away, while rice, sugar and mango went from India to the world. Which things in your home came from another country?

    Common Mix-ups

  • Chillies are not originally Indian – they came from South America; black pepper is Indian.
  • Sugar went from India to the world (it did not come to India).
  • Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to see Earth from space; Shubhanshu Shukla was the first Indian to reach the International Space Station.

    • Let Us Reflect (exercise hints)

  • What does 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' teach us? – To treat the whole world as one family and live with respect, care and love.
  • One way to care for the Earth: save water, plant trees, reduce waste.
  • An item that can travel from India: yoga, spices, mangoes, a festival, an idea like zero.

    • 💡 Key Learning Points

    • ✓From space the Earth looks like one home with no borders; nature – air, water, animals, seeds – has no boundaries.
    • ✓Plants, animals, foods and ideas travel between countries: rosy starlings, yoga, chilli, sugar, marigold and Indian cows in Brazil.
    • ✓Some things came to India (chilli, marigold, paper) and some went from India to the world (yoga, sugar, rice, mango, cows).
    • ✓'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' means the world is one family.
    • ✓Earth is the only planet known to have life, so caring for Earth means caring for each other.

    👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

    • →Read the astronauts' quotes aloud and show a photo of Earth from space.
    • →Use a globe and coloured strings to trace journeys – rosy starling, chilli, cows to Brazil.
    • →Do the 'my address' activity ending with 'Planet: Earth' to build a sense of belonging.
    • →Hold a 'food passport' discussion: which foods on our plate came from abroad, which went from India.
    • →Assign the grandparent interview as homework and share findings in class.
    • →Create a class wall with two coloured strings: things that came to India and things that went out.
    • →Discuss 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' and ask each child to write it in their own words.

    📋 Assessment Questions

    1. Can the student explain what 'nature has no boundaries' means with an example?
    2. Can the student name one thing that came to India and one that went from India, with where it came from or went?
    3. Can the student tell the story of the rosy starling and why it helps farmers?
    4. Can the student explain 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' in their own words?

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    All chapters in Our Wondrous World - EVS Class 5

    1. 1. Water — The Essence of Life
    2. 2. Journey of a River
    3. 3. The Mystery of Food
    4. 4. Our School — A Happy Place
    5. 5. Our Vibrant Country
    6. 6. Some Unique Places
    7. 7. Energy — How Things Work
    8. 8. Clothes — How Things are Made
    9. 9. Rhythms of Nature
    10. 10. Earth — Our Shared Home