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Grade 5 · EVS
Water Conservation
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Water cycle, sources of water, water scarcity and conservation methods
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1
Sort each substance — does it DISSOLVE in water or NOT dissolve?
1Pebbles
2Common salt (sodium chloride)
3Copper sulphate (turns water blue)
4Sugar
5Sawdust
6Potassium permanganate (Kmno4 — turns water purple)
7Sand
8Chalk powder
Dissolves in water (soluble)
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Does NOT dissolve in water (insoluble)
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2
Sort these traditional water conservation structures — where in India are they mainly found?
1Baoli (stepwell) — common in Rajasthan and Gujarat
2Cheruvu — village tanks used in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
3Khadins — embankment to hold rainwater for farming
4Kulh — diversion channels from mountain streams in Himachal Pradesh
5Tanka — underground rainwater tank in courtyard
6Johad — earthen dams to collect rainwater in Haryana/Rajasthan
7Bamboo drip irrigation — used in Meghalaya and northeast India
Rajasthan (desert region)
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Other parts of India
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3
Fill in the blanks about water conservation and traditional water systems!
Water that seeps through soil and is stored underground is called .
tanka
filtration
groundwater
are earthen embankments built in Rajasthan to hold rainwater for farm irrigation.
An underground rainwater collection tank built in a home courtyard in Rajasthan is called a .
tanka
khadins
rainwater harvesting
The practice of collecting and storing rainwater for future use is called .
baoli
johad
rainwater harvesting
A is an earthen dam that collects rainwater in Haryana and Rajasthan villages.
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