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Shelter for People and Animals: Homes, Habitats and Climate
Shelter at the primary level covers human homes and animal shelters that protect from sun, rain, wind, cold, flood, and predators. Children classify houses as kachcha or pucca, single-storey or multi-storey, permanent or temporary, and connect house design with climate. They also learn animal shelters such as nest, burrow, hive, web, den, kennel, stable, sty, and anthill, with Rajasthan examples such as haveli, chowk, jharokha, flat roof, and bavli.
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- Shelter at primary level covers human homes and animal homes that protect from sun, rain, wind and predators.
- Houses are sorted into kachcha and pucca, single-storey and multi-storey, and permanent or temporary by material and use.
- House design changes with climate: thick walls and flat roofs in hot regions, sloping roofs in cold or rainy regions, stilt houses in flood-prone valleys.
- Common animal shelters include nest, burrow, hive, web, den, kennel, stable, sty and anthill, each fitted to the animal.
- Rajasthan adds the haveli with chowk, jharokha and a flat roof, and the bavli stepwell that stores water through the dry season.
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Shelter at the primary level covers human homes and animal shelters that protect from sun, rain, wind, cold, flood, and predators. Children classify houses as kachcha or pucca, single-storey or multi-storey, permanent or temporary, and connect house design with climate. They also learn animal shelters such as nest, burrow, hive, web, den, kennel, stable, sty, and anthill, with Rajasthan examples such as haveli, chowk,...