AP SCERT, ANDHRA PRADESH

Based on Chapter 4, “Sense Organs,” from the Class 4 EVS textbook, here are the answers to the “Improve Your Learning” section:

Improve Your Learning

I. Conceptual Understanding

1. How many sense organs are there? What are they?

• There are five sense organs:
  1. Eyes – To see
  2. Ears – To hear
  3. Nose – To smell
  4. Tongue – To taste
  5. Skin – To feel

2.Why are sense organs so important to us?

Sense organs help us to interact with the world around us. They allow us to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel, enabling us to understand and respond to different stimulus.

II. Questioning and Hypothesis

3.What questions would you ask a differently-abled person to know how he/she handles his/her difficulty?

• How do you manage your daily activities?
• What challenges do you face in public places?
• Are there any tools or technologies that help you?
• How can people support you better?

III. Experiments and Field Observations

4. Taste the food items in your kitchen and list them under different tastes:

IV. Information Skills and Projects

5. Collect information about successful people who are differently-abled and fill in the table:

V. Drawing and Model Making

6. Draw the picture of your face and label the sense organs.

VI. Appreciation

What will you tell your parents if you experienced bad touch?

• I will immediately inform my parents or a trusted adult if I experience a bad touch.
• I will explain how the situation made me feel uncomfortable and seek their help to ensure my safety.