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Care of the surroundings

Standard 2 Science: Care of the Surroundings
Keeping our environment clean and safe
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Lesson Focus

Learn why toilets are important.
Learn how to keep toilets and surroundings clean.
Learn proper ways of disposing of waste.
Learn how to sort waste and avoid dangers from waste.
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Using a Toilet Properly

Human waste should be disposed of in a toilet.
Using a toilet helps keep the environment clean.
It helps prevent bad smells and the spread of disease.
It helps stop flies from moving dirt and germs.
Activity: Choose why using a toilet is important.
It keeps the surroundings clean
It makes waste spread everywhere
It attracts more germs into homes
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Cleaning a Toilet

Use cleaning materials such as water, brush and cleaning liquid.
Scrub the toilet bowl and surrounding area.
Rinse and leave the toilet neat.
Wash hands after cleaning.
Activity: Tap the toilet cleaning steps in the correct order.
Use cleaning materials
Scrub the toilet
Rinse and leave it neat
Wash hands
Tap them in the correct order.
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Proper Waste Disposal

Waste should be put in the correct place.
Do not throw waste on the ground.
Keeping waste in bins helps keep the surroundings clean.
Activity: Click the proper ways to dispose of waste.
Put waste in a bin
Bury some waste where appropriate
Compost plant waste where possible
Throw waste anywhere
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Ways of Proper Waste Disposal

Use bins for rubbish.
Compost leaves and food remains where suitable.
Bury some waste safely where appropriate.
Reuse or recycle some materials if possible.
Activity: Match the waste to one proper way to handle it.
Leaves
Paper
Food leftovers
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Sorting Waste

Waste can be sorted using different ideas or criteria.
We can sort waste into plant waste, paper, plastic, metal, glass or food waste.
Sorting helps people dispose of waste properly.
Activity: Sort each item into the correct group.
Banana peel
Bottle top
Old exercise paper
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Dangers of Waste

Waste can attract flies and other insects.
Waste can smell bad.
Waste can spread germs and disease.
Sharp waste can hurt people.
Blocked drains can cause dirty water to collect.
Activity: Click the dangers of waste.
Bad smell
Germs and disease
Sharp objects can injure people
Makes the area cleaner
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Keeping Home and School Clean

Sweep the yard and classroom.
Use bins properly.
Clean toilets regularly.
Do not leave rubbish on the ground.
Activity: Click the good actions for keeping surroundings clean.
Sweeping
Using bins
Cleaning toilets
Throwing litter on the ground
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Quick Quiz

1. Why is using a toilet important?

2. Which is a proper way to dispose of waste?

3. Which item is plant or food waste?

4. Which is a danger of waste?

Counting from 1 to 10

In the previous lesson we learned to count from 1 to 5.

Now let us learn to count from 1 to 10.

Numbers

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Example

Look at the stars.

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We can keep counting:

6 stars

7 stars

8 stars

9 stars

10 stars

Practice

Count the circles:

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How many circles are there?

Answer: 7


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