Read the following newspaper article and answer the questions which follow.

BIODIVERSITY IS THE KEY TO MANAGING ENVIRONMENT

An ecosystem that retains a high biodiversity (that is, a wide variety of living things) is
much more likely to adapt to human-caused environment change than is one that has
little.
Consider the two food webs shown in the diagram. The arrows point from the
organism that gets eaten to the one that eats it. These food webs are highly simplified
compared with food webs in real ecosystems, but they still illustrate a key difference
between more diverse and less diverse ecosystems.
Food web B represents a situation with very low biodiversity, where at some levels the
food path involves only a single type of organism. Food web A represents a more
diverse ecosystem with, as a result, many more alternative feeding pathways.
Generally, loss of biodiversity should be regarded seriously, not only because the
organisms that have become extinct represent a big loss for both ethical and utilitarian
(useful benefit) reasons, but also because the organisms that remain have become
more vulnerable (exposed) to extinction in the future.

Source: Adapted from Steve Malcolm: 'Biodiversity is the key to managing
environment', The Age, 16 August 1994.
Read the following newspaper article and answer the questions which follow.
BIODIVERSITY IS THE KEY TO MANAGING ENVIRONMENT
An ecosystem that retains a high biodiversity (that is, a wide variety of living things) is
much more likely to adapt to human-caused environment change than is one that has
little.
Consider the two food webs shown in the diagram. The arrows point from the
organism that gets eaten to the one that eats it. These food webs are highly simplified
compared with food webs in real ecosystems, but they still illustrate a key difference
between more diverse and less diverse ecosystems.
Food web B represents a situation with very low biodiversity, where at some levels the
food path involves only a single type of organism. Food web A represents a more
diverse ecosystem with, as a result, many more alternative feeding pathways.
Generally, loss of biodiversity should be regarded seriously, not only because the
organisms that have become extinct represent a big loss for both ethical and utilitarian
(useful benefit) reasons, but also because the organisms that remain have become
more vulnerable (exposed) to extinction in the future.

Source: Adapted from Steve Malcolm: 'Biodiversity is the key to managing
environment', The Age, 16 August 1994.
BUSES
A bus is driving along a straight stretch of road. The bus driver, named Ray, has a cup
of water resting on the dashboard:

Suddenly Ray has to slam on the brakes.
BUSES
A bus is driving along a straight stretch of road. The bus driver, named Ray, has a cup
of water resting on the dashboard:

Suddenly Ray has to slam on the brakes.
CLIMATE CHANGE TEXT
Read the following information and answer the questions which follow.
WHAT HUMAN ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE CHANGE?
The burning of coal, oil and natural gas, as well as deforestation and various
agricultural and industrial practices, are altering the composition of the atmosphere
and contributing to climate change. These human activities have led to increased
concentrations of particles and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The relative
importance of the main contributors to temperature change is shown in Figure 1.
Increased concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane have a heating effect.
Increased concentrations of particles have a cooling effect in two ways, labelled
'Particles' and 'Particle effects on clouds'.

Figure 1: Relative importance of the main contributors to change in temperature of the
atmosphere.
Bars extending to the right of the centre line indicate a heating effect. Bars extending
to the left of the centre line indicate a cooling effect. The relative effect of 'Particles'
and 'Particle effects on clouds' are quite uncertain: in each case the possible effect is
somewhere in the range shown by the light grey bar.
Source: adapted from http://www.gcrio.org/ipcc/qa/04.html
FLIES TEXT
Read the following information and answer the questions which follow.
A farmer was working with dairy cattle at an agricultural experiment station. The
population of flies in the barn where the cattle lived was so large that the animals'
health was affected. So the farmer sprayed the barn and the cattle with a solution of
insecticide A. The insecticide killed nearly all the flies. Some time later, however, the
number of flies was again large. The farmer again sprayed with the insecticide. The
result was similar to that of the first spraying. Most, but not all, of the flies were killed.
Again, within a short time the population of flies increased, and they were again
sprayed with the insecticide. This sequence of events was repeated five times: then it
became apparent that insecticide A was becoming less and less effective in killing the
flies.
The farmer noted that one large batch of the insecticide solution had been made and
used in all the sprayings. Therefore he suggested the possibility that the insecticide
solution decomposed with age.
Source: Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science, National Academy Press,
Washington, DC, 1998, p. 75.
FLIES TEXT
Read the following information and answer the questions which follow.
A farmer was working with dairy cattle at an agricultural experiment station. The
population of flies in the barn where the cattle lived was so large that the animals'
health was affected. So the farmer sprayed the barn and the cattle with a solution of
insecticide A. The insecticide killed nearly all the flies. Some time later, however, the
number of flies was again large. The farmer again sprayed with the insecticide. The
result was similar to that of the first spraying. Most, but not all, of the flies were killed.
Again, within a short time the population of flies increased, and they were again
sprayed with the insecticide. This sequence of events was repeated five times: then it
became apparent that insecticide A was becoming less and less effective in killing the
flies.
The farmer noted that one large batch of the insecticide solution had been made and
used in all the sprayings. Therefore he suggested the possibility that the insecticide
solution decomposed with age.
Source: Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science, National Academy Press,
Washington, DC, 1998, p. 75.






CLASS VI SCIENCE

HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS

FOOD: Where does it come from.

1. You are the manager of a restaurant, make a list of food items
you would serve in lunch.

2. What measures are to be taken to avoid wastage of food.

3. Why are humans considered omnivores?

4. List the ingredients of any five food items you relish.

5. Form pairs of words in group A with words in group B.
AMustard plant, Nectar, Beetroot, carnivore, omnivore.
B-- Honey, sugar, oil, humans, tiger.

6. Name two aquatic plants eaten as food.

COMPONENTS OF FOOD

1. Why is it necessary to have fresh and un-cooked vegetables and
fruits in our diets.

2. Doctors advice us to drink atleast two litres of water daily why?

3. What happens when wheat flour is sieved before making dough?

4. It is not good to wash vegetables and fruits after cutting, why?

5. Rice and pulses must not be washed repeatedly , why?

6. Prove that, milk you drink contains proteins.

7. How will you check whether rice contains starch.

8. What will happen to a person who is not getting enough
carbohydrates and proteins.

9. You are advised not to drink coca-cola, pepsi etc, find the
reason.
10. Make a diet chart of pregnant mother and of small baby.

11. Find out harmful effects of eating only Junk food like potato
chips, pizzas, burgers etc.

12. What happens when we overeat always?

GETTING TO KNOW PLANTS.

1. Name the plant parts that performs following functions
a. Anchoring.
b. Transpiration
c. Conduction
d. Reproduction.

2. List the ingredients needed for photosynthesis.

3. What do you call the following two section;
If cut across.
If cut along the parts of plant.

4. Mention types of roots and types of venation and find their
correlation.

5. Differentiate Herbs, Shrubs and Trees.

6. List the essential and non-essential parts of flower with respect
of reproduction in plants.

7. Give terms for the following.
a. Green leaves make food by this process.
b. Water vapor loss through leaves.

BODY MOVEMENTS.

1. What makes snakes move fast on ground.

2. Cockroaches can fly as well walk, how?

3. Give adaptations of birds to flight.

4. Why is the upper part of our ear not soft as the ear lobe?

5. What is a joint? Name the kinds of joints present in our body. THE LIVING ORGANISMS & THEIR
SURROUNDINGS

1. List the features of a lion, which help to make it a hunter of the
grasslands

2. How is a camel adapted to life in a desert?

3. Compare the roots and leaves of plant on land and an aquatic
plant.

4. How is a fish adapted to life in water?

5. What are the features of cactus plant that help it to flourish in
desert?

6. How do animals like rats and snakes survive in a desert?

FIBRE TO FABRIC

1. You are given Two kinds of fibres. How do you identify the
synthetic as well as natural fibre in it?

2. While tearing the paper we get the similar sound to that of a cloth.
Why?

3. What is the difference between Yarn and Fabric?

4. Garments will not be made out of Coconut fibre. Why?

5. Your father purchased a woolen sweater to you. It is labeled as
pure wool. How do you check its purity?


SORTING MATERIALS INTO GROUPS

1. If we keep fish out of water they die. Why?

2. When ever you go out with your parents, you ask them to get a
cool drink for you. As soon as the cap is opened, you might have
observed the liquid coming out.Why?

3. Why oil will not mix with water?

4. If you mix water and starch, what kind of solution you get?

5. The shopkeeper keeps similar type materials at one place. Why?


SEPARATION OF SUBSTANCES

1. You are given a mixture of sand and water. How do you
separate them?

2. Your are given a mixture of water and oil. Using an empty cool
drink bottle, How do you separate them?

3. Your are asked to dissolve sugar in water. You kept on adding
sugar to water till some of the sugar is not at all dissolving by
stirring with the spoon. How can you dissolve the left out
sugar?

4. After the games period, you had come back to your class room
and under a fan.

5. Your body becomes so cool and you feel so comfortable. Why?

6. If you keep Ice pieces in glass tumbler, you observe lot water
droplets on the Surface of the tumbler. Why?

7. River water is clear where as sea water is not even though,
both contains mud and sand. Why?


CHANGES AROUND US

1. Your are waking on the road with your father. Suddenly rain
started and you observed your father folding his pant. Is this can
be reversed?

2. You father purchased a drawing sheet to you. You had drawn a
picture on it with various Colours. Can you use the drawing sheet
again for drawing another picture on it? Why?

3. During the games period while playing, you had into a ditch full of
water. Your dress Was spoiled. Your mother make you dress alright
again. What kind change is it? 4. After firing the crackers during deevali festival, can you reuse the
same? Why?

5. You made a dog with the mud. Your friend asked you change
into elephant. Can you do that using the same mud?


WATER

1. Rainy season comes always after summer season. Why?

2. Wet clothes dry faster if you keep them under a fan. Why?

3. If you wont drink enough water, what happens to your body?

4. A village near a river will always get ground water where as a
village which is far away will face acute water problem. Why?

5. You are drenched completely while playing in the rain. But
you did not stop playing. To your surprise, your clothes dried
after some time.How?


AIR AROUND US

1. Sky appears blue. Why?

2. How the fish could live in water?

3. Your father while going to the office, keep a mask to his nose.
Did you ever ask your father why he will keep it?

4. Why mountaineers carry Oxygen cylinders with them while
climbing high mountains?

5. If you add mud to water, you observe bubbles in water.
Why?

GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT

1. Each tree can make its own manure. How?

2. You have noticed your mother keeping fruits in plastic bags. Is
it safe to eat them? 3. Rag pickers always suffer with diseases. Why?

4. You covered the soil with a plastic sheet and poured water
on it. The soil will not become Wet. Similarly you covered
the soil with a sheet of paper and poured water. Soil has
become wet. Which helps in increasing the ground water and
why?

5. Earthworms increase the fertility of the soil. How?


Motion and Measurement of Distance


1. You are given a cotton thread and a wool thread. Which thread can
be used to measure the length of an object and why?

2. You have seen your father playing violin.While playing it, you
observed that the strings. Are creating the sound.Can you tell due to
what motion it si giving the sound?

3. When a fan is rotating , we observe the blades are rotating in
opposite direction. Why?

4. While playing a kite you observe the kite motion will not be in the
same direction. Why?

5. Name some objects having periodic motion.


LIGHT , SHADOWS AND REFLECTIONS

1. In a completely dark room, can you see your face in a mirror?
Why?

2. Why can not we see upside down image of the sun?

3. Why shadows are black in colour?

4. Can you an object through a T shaper pipe? If, no, Why?

5. Can you see a reflected light directly? If, no Why?



ELECTRICITY AND CIRCUITS

1. You have observed your father handling the electric equipment by
wearing glouses. Why?

2. If you connect a battery cell to the bulb through a wooden stick,
the will not glow. Why?

3. Your father applies a tape over the joint of a electric wire. Why?

4. Do not handle the electric appliances when your hands are wet.
Why?

5. There will be three colured wires normally used while connecting
any electric equipment.
What are those colours? Tell which coloured wire gives us electric
shock?


FUN WITH MAGNETS

1. When you are listening to song by using a small radio, it gives lot of
disturbance when you changing the direction. Why?

2. If you want listen to a song by using a small radio by sitting in a rail
compartment, you cant
Why?

3. While storing the magnets, a wooden stick is kept between the two
magnets. Why?

4. Do not keep magnets near electronic equipment. Why?

5. Why a wooden piece can not made as a magnet?