Ancient Civilizations of India

 ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿ

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TamilNadu Textbook

 * Class VIII Crop production and management Page No 131-144
 * Class VIII Pictorial features of plant kingdom Page No 161-174
 * Class X Conservation of environment Page No 105-120
 * Class IX Pollution and ozone depletion Page No 34-47

= Additional information =

Useful websites

 * 1) Ministry of Environment forest and Climate Change
 * 2) Natural Natural Resources Management System
 * 3) US House Committee on Natural Resources
 * 4) More Information about Ancient Civilizations of India

Reference Books
The following textbooks are good references.
 * 1) Principles of Environmental Science : Inquiry and Applications 4th Edition; Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill Education (2007) Check online
 * 2) NCERT Textbook Natural Resources
 * 3) NCERT Textbook Our Environment
 * 4) NCERT Textbook Management of Natural Resources
 * 5) NCERT Textbook Conservation of Plants and Animals
 * 6) NCERT Textbook Pollution of Air and Water
 * 7) NCERT Textbook Crop Production and Management

The following TamilNadu textbooks are use to refer.


 * 1) TamilNadu Textbook Crop production and management Page No 131-144
 * 2) TamilNadu Textbook Pictorial features of plant kingdom Page No 161-174
 * 3) TamilNadu Textbook Conservation of environment Page No 105-120
 * 4) TamilNadu Textbook Conservation of plants and animals Page No 118-133

= Teaching Outlines =

Learning objectives

 * 1) To recognize the metallic ores of Karnataka
 * 2) Explain the byproducts of coal
 * 3) To the processes /ways of conserving natural resources like water, soil, forest, wildlife and fossil fuel
 * 4) State the various environmental laws passed to conserve the natural resources
 * 5) Give reasons for the the depletion of natural resources

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 * 1) Start with a video
 * 2) Give examples and ignite curiosity by facilitating debates, discussions and current news etc.
 * 3) Bring out the hot burning examples which will catch imagination of students
 * 4) Connect it to pollution and Global warming and their excessive use
 * 5) Work on some nice quotes and General Knowledge based on Natural Resources
 * 6) Discussion on 3Rs Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
 * 7) Natural Resources in India and their issues related to their use.

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