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Chapter One

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Our environment

Welcome to Chapter One. When you were in Standard Two, you
learned how to identify different domestic and wild animals. You

also learned about dangerous organisms in the environment. In

this chapter, you will learn how to conserve home and school
environments. You will also learn about things found in home
and school environments. In addition, you will learn how to

clean your classroom and the school environment. Moreover,

you will learn the importance of a clean environment. You will
also learn stages of planting grass, trees, and flowers. Finally,
you will learn how to care for such grass, trees, and flowers.

Things found in the environment
The environment includes everything found in our surroundings.
We are also part of the environment. Things which are found

in the environment are divided into two groups. These are living

and non-living things.

Living things

Living things refer to all things that can grow, move, breathe,
reproduce, and die. Examples of living things are people, birds,
cows, and trees.

Non-living things

Non-living things refer to all things that cannot grow, move,
breathe, reproduce, or die. Examples of non-living things are

houses, roads and stones.

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