Class 5 / The World Around Us (EVS)
CBSE Class 5 The World Around Us (EVS), Chapter 3: The Mystery of Food
NCERT Our Wondrous World, pages 40–54. 37 topics, about 6 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.
Topics in this chapter, with textbook pages
- Introductionpages 40–42
- Food Spoilagepage 42
- The Forgotten Tiffin Box!page 42
- Mystery #1: What made my spoil?page 43
- Finding #1page 44
- Mystery #2: Why do some foods spoil faster?pages 44–45
- Finding #2page 45
- Food Preservationpage 45
- Mystery #3: How do we save our food from spoilage?page 45
- Let us observepage 45
- Drying and Dehydrationpage 45
- Finding #3pages 46–47
- Pickling and Oilingpage 47
- Finding #4page 47
- Let us observe Refrigeration and Freezingpage 47
- Finding #5page 48
- Finding #6page 49
- How are Idlis made?page 49
- Finding #7page 50
- Indigestion and Home Remediespage 50
- Finding #8page 50
- My Food, My Pridepage 50
- A Visit to the Vegetable Marketpage 51
- The Joy of Eating Seasonal Fruits!page 51
- Finding #9page 52
- Chew Right!page 52
- Investigation: What happens to food inside your mouth?page 52
- Teeth and Chewingpage 53
- Finding #10page 54
- Finding #11page 54
- Oral Hygienepage 54
- Finding #12page 54
- The Danger of Chokingpage 54
- Finding #13pages 54–55
- Food in Our Bodypage 55
- Final Discoverypage 55
- Let us reflectpage 55
Teach this chapter at home
- A day-by-day plan with the exact textbook pages for each day.
- A step-by-step script for each day, so you know what to say and ask, written from the NCERT chapter.
- A quiz at the end and a written task you can check with a photo of the notebook.
Textbook pages follow the 2026-27 NCERT print and can differ by a page or two in older prints. Adhian Gurus is not affiliated with NCERT or CBSE.