Our Own Indian School Dubai

Environmental Science (Social Studies)

The Date Palm
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Speaking Skills: Structural Question: Look at the picture given and answer the questions that
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Identify the plant :

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Where is this plant commonly found?

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What is its fruit called?

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Where would you find these trees in the UAE?

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What is the place where these trees are cultivated/ grown in large numbers
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Name the oases in the UAE where these trees are grown.

What is the leaf of the tree

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Identification and Naming Skills: You know that some plants grow in the harsh conditions
of a desert. Look at the pictures given below and name the three kinds of plants found in a
desert.

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Reasoning Skills: Why is the Date Palm called a Wonder Tree? (Give three reasons.
Please write your answer in complete sentences only)
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Speaking Skills: Look at the picture given below and describe the Date Palm.

Native of Arabia

Wonder Tree of the desert

Belongs to the palm family.

Straight cylindrical trunk- hard outside but soft inside.

Trunk has scars (marks) of leaves that have been cut.

No branches.

Feather-like palm leaves are called Fronds

Male palms have white flowers growing in bunches.

Female palms have green flowers growing in bunches.

The fruit is called a date

Writing Skills: Describe a Date Palm (There should be ten points in your answer)
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Speaking Skills: Structural Question: Look at the picture given and answer the questions that
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What do you see in the pictures above?

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Describe the fruit. (six points)

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In what from can this fruit be eaten?

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Why is this fruit called Nourishing?Or Why are dates suitable for the people of all ages?
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Name the two varieties of this fruit found in the UAE.

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Comprehension Skills: Look at the picture given below. Name each part and write what each
part of the date palm is used for. OR The date palm tree is of utmost importance to the desert
dwellers

Drawing Skills: Draw a date palm and show how the dates change their colour as they
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Speaking Skills: Identify the palm in the picture given below.

Name its fruit.
Discuss how each and every part of the palm is useful.

Drawing Skills : Draw a date palm tree and label its parts.

A Date Palm