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Knowing Your BodyCONCLUSION:Our body is a combination of different systems which work collaboratively in terms of functionalaspects of its processes both at cellular as well as sub-cellular level.INFORMAL ASSESSMENT:Divide the students into groups of four(QAXP-Q for question, A for answer, X for expand and P forparaphrase) and conduct a quiz.e.g first group asks a question: What is the role of our nostrils inrespiration?The second group provides answer to the question. The third group explains the role of nostrils indetail while the fourth group summarizes the answer. Every group gets a chance to switch roles i.eif once a group asks a question, the next time they answer the question asked by the second group,the third time a question is asked by a group they expand the answer given by another group, andin the fourth time they get a chance to paraphrase the answer .Highlight the need to be healthy rather than slim. In this context highlight the role of musclebuilding with respect to age, sex and geographical locations.KEY MESSAGE:(i)(ii)(ii)Importance of exerciseSelf-monitoringTeam work.SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:Ask questions like:(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)What is “appendicitis”? What are “villi” and why are they called “vestigial organs”?Conduct simple exercises for increasing the flexibility of fingers.Play a game. Let children look into the eyes of their neighbouring student and watchwho blinks the eyelids first. This exercise will not only help in improving theconcentration levels of a child but will also be a good exercise for the eyes.[Overstrainingof eyes should be avoided. This exercise should never be done if one is suffering from anyminor/major eye infection]Write an autobiography of an ape.[Points to be included:]6(v)-relationship with man-development of body parts-social interactions-beauty both inner and outer-development of the brain-thinking skillsPut on good rhythmic music and let children understand that every part of their body isinvolved in the exercise.