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प्रश्न
Have you heard the word ‘glucose’, or seen it written anywhere? Where?
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उत्तर
Yes, I have heard the word glucose and have seen it written on the packets of glucose powder. I have also seen many advertisements for glucose on TV and in newspapers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Collect a few food items having different kinds of taste. Play a game with your friends like Jhumpa and Jhoolan did. Tell your friend to taste the food and ask -
On which part of the tongue could you get the most taste - in front, at the back, on the left or right side of the tongue?
Use a clean cloth to wipe the front part of your tongue so that it is dry. Put some sugar or jaggery there. Could you taste anything? Why did this happen?
How do you feel when you are very hungry? How would you describe it? For example, sometimes we jokingly say, “I am so hungry I could eat an elephant!”
Do you remember that in Class IV you made a solution of sugar and salt? Nitu’s father also made this and gave her. Why do you think this is given to someone who has vomiting and lose motions?
Have you or anyone in your family been given a glucose drip? When and why? Tell the class about it.
Do you know any child who does not get enough to eat in the whole day? What are the reasons for this?
Why can you not taste food properly when you have a cold?
If we were to say that “digestion begins in the mouth”, how would you explain this. Write.
Chew it or chew it well: What’s the difference?
Try this together in class:
Each of you takes a piece of bread or roti or some cooked rice.
Put it in your mouth, chew three to four times and swallow it.
Did the taste change as you chewed it?
Now take another piece or some rice and chew it thirty to thirty-two times.
Was there any change in the taste after chewing so many times?
Where do you think the food must be going after you put it in your mouth and swallow it? In the picture given here, draw the path of the food through your body. Share your picture with your friends. Do all of you have similar pictures?
