Class 3 The World Around Us • Our Wondrous World • Unit: Things Around Us • Chapter 10 • Reprint 2026–27
Answer-first chapter overview
Objects are made from materials chosen for useful properties. Transparent, translucent and opaque materials let different amounts of light pass through.
Learning focus
Students investigate objects, materials, origins, properties, sensory observation, states, transparency and material choice. This is one interdisciplinary Class 3 learning area integrating the natural and social world; it is not split into separate Science and Social Studies books.
Observation activity
Sort six safe objects by material and then by transparent, translucent or opaque.
Think and answer
- Why is glass suitable for some windows?
- How are natural and artificial materials different?
- Give one solid, one liquid and one gas example.
How should this chapter be studied?
Start from a real observation, discuss what you notice, use the official chapter for context, complete the activity safely, and answer in your own words.
Is “EVS” the official current title?
The official curricular-area name is The World Around Us and the book is Our Wondrous World. “EVS” is only a familiar search synonym here.
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Original NCERT Kaksha activity companion. No textbook passage or artwork is reproduced. No CIET audio link is claimed because the current Class 3 audio index does not list this book.