NCERT Class 6 EVS Sharing space

12. Sharing space Objective

Background

Different animals depend on each other in many ways. It may be interesting to study some aspects (elements) of interdependence within a small region like a house, a kitchen garden or a park. It can help learners to find some of the ways in which different animals depend on each other.

Methodology

1. Make a list of all animals that share living space with you in yourhouse. Your list may include pets like dog and cat, cattle and poultry,wild creatures like rats, lizards, cockroaches, houseflies, ants, moths,bedbugs, mosquitoes and the like.

2. Although you or your family members do not feed any of the creatures, other than pets and livestock, find out how and from where do they get their food.

3. Collect the following information in the given table about as many creatures as possible that are living in your house.

(a) What do they eat?

(b) Where do they take shelter?

(c) When are they most active – during the day or at night?

(d) How do they protect themselves from those preying on them?

4. Which of them feed on plant products like wheat flour, rice, pulses, vegetable wastes, sugar, tea leaves, etc.

Note: The methodology presented for the above can be modified for different types of surroundings.

Conclusion

Based on the information collected by you, prepare one or two food chain(s) showing the position of different types of creatures found in the house.

Follow-up

Prepare charts showing food chains.

Please refer to attached file for NCERT Class 6 EVS Sharing space