NCERT Book Class 5 Mathematics (Math Mela) Chapter 14 Maps and Locations

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Finding Directions …

I visited the Bharatpur
Bird Sanctuary in Four Little Chicks
Rajasthan and saw an
Four Little Chicks of a bird set out to fly,
amazing bird called the
Spreading their wings they all flew high.
Siberian Crane!
They flew away from East to West,
flew North to South, without any rest.

Wow! Do you know that As they flew and explored the land,
these birds fly all the way finally, they returned home, hand in hand.
from Siberia, a very cold With their mother, they had so much to share,
place, to India? Our home is the best, beyond compare!”

I wonder how they find
their path.

Human beings also keep
track of directions. One of the
ways we figure out directions
is by facing the rising Sun.
Let’s try!

Manu is facing the rising Sun.
That direction is ___________.
His left hand is pointing in the_______
direction.
His right hand is pointing in the
____________ direction.
which way is west?

Note for Teachers: Help the learners in naming the four cardinal directions. Ask the
children to figure out the directions by facing the rising sun. Also, discuss with them
other ways of finding directions, such as using a compass. To spark curiosity, you
may talk about or encourage the learners to find out how birds find their directions
during migration.

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