

A River's Journey is a Class 4 Environmental Studies chapter from Looking Around 1 for GSEB students. The chapter takes children on a journey along a river and helps them observe how the river changes as it flows from its source towards the sea. It introduces river water, fish, aquatic plants, villages, towns, cities, factories, boats, and riverbanks.
Students learn how river water can become dirty as people use it for washing clothes, bathing animals, cleaning utensils, and other activities. The chapter explores changes in water during different seasons, aquatic animals, plants and birds around rivers and ponds, floods, and how to identify whether water is safe for drinking.
This chapter develops Observation Skills, Environmental Awareness, Critical Thinking, Scientific Thinking, Problem-Solving, Water Conservation Awareness, Communication Skills, and Nature Awareness.