Question

• Have you noticed that during the cold season you cannot see any lizard in the house? Where do you think they have gone?
• Given here is the sleeping time of some animals. Below each picture write for how many hours a day that animal sleeps.

• When you see different animals, do you have any questions about them? Make a list of ten such questions.

Answer 1

• Disclaimer: This question calls for the process of one’s own observance. Keeping this in mind, it is strongly recommended that the students' prepare the solutions on their own.
• Lizard is ectotherm i.e., their body temperature is the same as that of environment unlike human whose internal body temperature is constant. During cold or winter, they hide in the warm environment such as under leaves, burrow a hoe inside the soil.
• Here each circle is equal to 24 hours. There are 12 sectors in the circle. So, each sector is equal to 2 hours.

According to the shaded portion, cow sleeps for 4 hours , python sleeps for 18 hours , giraffe sleeps for 2 hours ( ) and cat sleeps for 12 hours ( ).

• Yes, the questions which usually arise in my mind are:

How do the animals talk to each other?

Why are some animals active at night?

How do they manage to catch their food (prey) at night?

How do animals react to predators?

How do animals protect themselves from cold and hot?

Disclaimer: This question calls for the one’s own thinking. Keeping this in mind, only three questions have been provided. It is strongly recommended that the students' prepare the solutions on their own.