What are the different kinds of vehicles that you can see?
What do you think they need petrol and diesel as fuel?
Which of the vehicles do you think give off smoke? Put a
red mark on those.
Which are the vehicles run without petrol and diesel?
What problems do we face from the speeding vehicles?
Tell
Do you ride a bicycle? If yes, where all do you go on it?
How do you come to school?
How do your family members go to work from home?
What problems can we have from smoke coming out of
vehicles?
What kind of problems can we face from noise of vehicles
(honking)?
Find out and discuss
Which states of India have oil fields?
Besides oil, what else is found deep inside the earth?
Find out the traffic rules and discuss them in the class.
We should use petrol and diesel judiciously. Think
why?
Write
What all can vehicles run on?
What kinds of problems will we face, if the number of
vehicles keep on increasing? For example, more traffic on
the road. Talk to your elders and write about it.
Manju said, “Why doesn't everyone use a bus?” What do
you think, why don’t people travel by buses?
Suggest some ways to deal with the problems arising out
of the growing number of vehicles.
What are the benefits, if we switch off the engine of the
vehicles at the red light on the road?
In 2014, as compared to 2007 the rate of petrol went up
by rupees. The rate of diesel increased by
rupees.
What was the difference in the rates of petrol and diesel
from 2002 to 2007, 2007 to 2014 and 2014 to
2017?
What is the change in prices of diesel and petrol from
2007 to 2014?
Find out
How much did the price of petrol and diesel change
from 2014 to 2017?
What is the price of petrol and diesel in your area?
Why are the prices of petrol and diesel going up?
In one month how much petrol and diesel is used in your
home? What is it used for?
Think and discuss
What would happen if you don’t get petrol or diesel for a
week in your village or town?
Suggest some ways to save oil.
Discuss
Have you ever collected dry wood or made cow dung cakes?
How are they made?
Do you know anyone who collects dry wood or leaves to
be used for lighting a chulha?
Who cooks food in your family? What about other families in your area?
If they cook food using wood or upla (cow dung cakes), what
difficulties do they face due to smoke?
Can Durga use anything else instead of wood? Why not?
Find out from your elders
When they were young what was then used to cook
food at home?
In the past 10 years use of which cooking fuel has
increased in your area? Use of which fuel has
decreased?
Guess the use of which fuel would increase and which
would decrease in the next 10 years.
What we have learnt
Imagine that a company has given you a chance to design
a new vehicle like a mini bus. What kind of vehicle would
you design? Write about it. Draw a picture and colour it
While making the design, who did you plan to take care of:
old people
children
those who cannot see?
Look out for news reports on oil. Cut these and make a
collage. Put up a chart in your classroom. Also write your
own views on these news reports.
Make a poster with a message on saving fuel. Write a slogan
too. Where would you like to put up this poster?
