Curiosity: Textbook of Science for Grade 6
Chapter 1: The Wonderful World of Science
- What is Science?
- What will we explore with the help of this book?
- The scientific method: observe, wonder, guess, test, analyse
- Science is rarely done alone
- After all, to be a wise person, you must be a “whys” person!
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Chapter 2: Diversity in the Living World
- 2.1 Diversity in Plants and Animals Around Us
- 2.2 How to Group Plants and Animals?
- 2.3 Plants and Animals in Different Surroundings
- Keywords
- Summary
- Let us enhance our learning
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Chapter 3: Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body
- 3.1 What Do We Eat?
- 3.2 What are the Components of Food?
- 3.3 How to Test Different Components of Food?
- 3.4 Balanced Diet
- 3.5 Millets: Nutrition-rich Cereals
- 3.6 Food Miles: From Farm to Our Plate
- Summary
- Keywords
- Let us enhance our learning
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Chapter 4: Exploring Magnets
- 4.1 Magnetic and Non-magnetic Materials
- 4.2 Poles of Magnet
- 4.3 Finding Directions
- 4.4 Attraction and Repulsion between Magnets
- 4.5 Fun with Magnets
- Keywords
- Let us enhance our learning
- Summary
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Chapter 5: Measurement of Length and Motion
- 5.1 How do we Measure?
- 5.2 Standard Units
- 5.3 Correct Way of Measuring Length
- 5.4 Measuring the length of a curved line
- 5.5 Describing Position
- 5.6 Moving Things
- 5.7 Types of Motion
- Keywords
- Summary
- Let us enhance our learning
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Chapter 6: Materials Around Us
- 6.1 Observing Objects Around Us
- 6.2 How to Group Materials?
- 6.3 What are the different Properties of Materials?
- 6.4 What is Matter?
- Keywords
- Summary
- Let us enhance our learning
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Chapter 7: Temperature and its Measurement
- 7.1 Hot or Cold?
- 7.2 Temperature
- 7.3 Measuring Temperature
- Summary
- Keywords
- Let us enhance our learning
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Chapter 8: A Journey through States of Water
- Activity 8.1: Let us observe
- 8.1 Investigating Water’s Disappearing Act
- 8.2 Another Mystery
- 8.3 What are the different States of Water?
- 8.4 How can we change the States of Water?
- 8.5 How can Water be Evaporated Faster or Slower?
- 8.6 Cooling Effect
- 8.7 How do Clouds give us Rain?
- Summary
- Keywords
- Let us enhance our learning
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Chapter 9: Methods of Separation in Everyday Life
- Handpicking
- Threshing
- Winnowing
- Sieving
- Separating salt from seawater: evaporation
- Sedimentation and decantation
- Filtration
- Churning
- Magnetic separation
- Keywords
- Summary
- Let us enhance our learning
- Learning further
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Chapter 10: Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics
- Activity 10.1: Let us record
- 10.1 What Sets the Living Apart from the Non-living?
- 10.2 Essential Conditions for Germination of a Seed
- 10.3 Growth and Movement in Plants
- 10.4 Life Cycle of a Plant
- 10.5 Life Cycle of Animals
- Keywords
- Summary
- Let us enhance our learning
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Chapter 11: Nature’s Treasures
- 11.1 Air
- 11.2 Water
- 11.3 Energy from the Sun
- 11.4 Forests
- 11.5 Soil, Rocks and Minerals
- 11.6 Fossil Fuels
- 11.7 Natural Resources: renewable and non-renewable
- 11.8 Resources we use
- Summary
- Keywords
- Let us enhance our learning
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Chapter 12: Beyond Earth
- Activity 12.1: Let us draw
- 12.1 Stars and Constellations
- 12.2 Night Sky Watching
- 12.3 Our Solar System
- 12.4 The Milky Way Galaxy
- 12.5 The Universe
- Keywords
- Summary
- Let us enhance our learning
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Free sample questions
Three sample questions with answers. Full explanations — and the rest of the question bank — are free to read after you sign up.
Q1. To prepare ORS at home, one litre of boiled and cooled water is mixed with
- six teaspoons of sugar and half a teaspoon of common salt
- half a teaspoon of sugar and six teaspoons of salt
- six teaspoons each of sugar and salt
- one teaspoon of sand and one of salt
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Correct answer: A. six teaspoons of sugar and half a teaspoon of common salt
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Q2. Which gas makes up the largest part of the air that surrounds the Earth?
- Oxygen
- Carbon dioxide
- Argon
- Nitrogen
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Correct answer: D. Nitrogen
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Q3. Which body parts does a housefly use to move from place to place?
- Legs and wings
- Fins and legs
- Legs only
- Wings only
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Correct answer: A. Legs and wings
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