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Now try the game in the playground or where there is bare soil. You could discuss with your students how colours help protect the insects from being caught or killed. VARIATION / EXTENSION From the ‘Insect’, the colour protection phenomena in birds and animals too could be explained. STICK INSECT 37 SOILS AND SOILS OBJECTIVES To observe and understand that soil is composed of different materials. Also, that different sells have different compositions. ACTIVITY THURST AREA Environment SUBJECT Science PLACE Classroom, Home GROUP SIZE Entire class DURATION 60 minutes MATERIALS Wide-mouth bottles of the same size with lids, measuring scale, water.

30m long to cordon off an area. Dry leaves Watch An aromatic substance: a crushed onion or a crushed clove of garlic placed in a container. Scent on a piece of paper PREREQUISITES The students should know that most mammals give off a distinct smell from their bodies The tiger, which has to catch a deer to win, does not have to move around all the time. The tiger should be positioned at one end of the area and the deer scattered around the field. Start the game. When a deer is caught, the game can be played again with another student becoming the ‘tiger`.

Colouring the masks makes the activity more interesting and also generates keen observation. When the masks are ready, PRE-REQUISITES ask the students to enact the behaviour of the animal Familiarity with portrayed. This activity has tremendous scope for learning basic craft material with fun. MATERIALS Thick paper, used brown paper, newspaper, flour paste, inks, scissors VARIATION / EXTENSION • Students can be given creative writing and costume designing assignments in relation to nature. • Encourage them to act out animal stories.