Class 3 The World Around Us • Our Wondrous World • Unit: Life Around Us • Chapter 5 • Reprint 2026–27
Answer-first chapter overview
Plants, soil, insects, birds and other animals share habitats and depend on one another for food, shelter and healthy surroundings.
Learning focus
Students investigate habitats, soil, monsoon change, food, shelter, nesting and interdependence. 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
Observe one plant for ten quiet minutes. Record every living thing seen on, under or near it without disturbing anything.
Think and answer
- How can a tree support animals?
- What may be found in healthy soil?
- What changes around plants during the monsoon?
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.