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Colours in Nature

NCERT anchor: NCERT Looking Around Class 1 — Theme: Colours (observing colours outdoors)

What you will learn

The sky looks blue on a clear day.
Leaves on most trees are green.
Fruits and flowers show many colours, and colours can change, like a mango turning yellow as it ripens.

Key concepts

1. Sky and water

Level 1 (Verbal): Clear sky looks blue; clean pond water can look blue too.

Visual: Picture of a blue sky with white clouds.

2. Leaves are usually green

Verbal: Most leaves are green; some dry autumn leaves turn yellow or brown.

Visual: Green leaf next to a dry yellow-brown leaf.

3. Fruits and flowers

Ripe mango turns yellow or orange; unripe mango is green. Flowers come in red, pink, yellow, white, and more.

Worked example

Watching a mango ripen on the kitchen shelf

Step 1 — Look at the mango on Monday: it is green.
Step 2 — Look again after a few days.
Step 3 — Notice the colour turning yellow-orange.
Step 4 — Colour change tells us the mango is ripening.
Answer: green changes to yellow/orange as it ripens.

Common mistakes

Mistake	Why	Fix
Leaves are always green	Dry autumn leaves turn yellow or brown	Check leaves on the ground versus leaves on a tree
All flowers are the same colour	Flowers come in many different colours	Look at different flowers in a garden
Sky is always blue	Sky can look grey, orange, or pink at sunset	Watch the sky at different times of day

Quick check

What colour is the sky on a clear day?
What colour are most leaves?
What colour does a ripe mango often turn?
Stretch: Why might an unripe mango look different from a ripe one?

Revision tip: Look outside and name three colours you can see right now.

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Colours in Nature