Do you know that flowers can be eaten as well? Many flowers are cooked as vegetables.

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Yes, I know that some flowers are eaten and some flowers are also made into vegetables.

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The Valley of Flowers

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Chapter 11 The Valley of Flowers
Flowers are even eaten! | Q 1.2 | Page 90

Have you ever seen so many flowers grow together anywhere? where?

How many differently coloured flowers have you seen? Write their colours.

Are flowers cooked in your home as a dry vegetable, a gravy dish or as a chutney? Find out which flowers are used for these.

Find out the names of any two flowers which are used for making medicines?

How is rose water used in your house? Is it used as medicine, sweets, lassi or something else? Find out and tell others.

Find out and write the names of some more flowers that are used for making colours.

Write the names of such flowers which are used to make scents.

Have you ever read or heard any songs about flowers?

Have you ever seen anyone selling flowers anywhere? If there are any flower-sellers nearby ask them these questions and write -

What are the different flowers that they sell? Ask them the names of three flowers.
Where do they bring these flowers from?
Why do people buy flowers?
In what forms do flower-sellers sell their flowers? Look at these pictures. Tick against those forms that you have seen.

Any other form that you have seen -
Have you seen flowers offered at many religious places?
What do we do when they dry up?
How will you use them?

Draw a flower of your choice and write its name below.