1. Teaching Manual
Standard IX
Stn : 32
Name of the Teacher : Manju Kumari L
Subject : Social Science
Unit : Iron and Man
Lesson : The use of Iron in India
Curricular Statement
Content analysis
Place
Years
Concepts
Facts
The use of Iron in India was deeply understanding
Uttar Pradesh, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
3000 Year
Vedic People, Sapta Sindhu
(1) The use of Iron was started in India roughly 3000
years ago
(2) The vedic people who inhabited the area of Sapta
Sindhu in the North Western part of India, had
been living by grazing cattle.
(3) The Gangetic plain was a densely forested area
which received heavy rainfall.
(4) Horses were used for riding and war
(5) Barley was the main crop. Later the farming of
paddy and sugar cane started
(6) The vedic people worshipped forces of nature

2. Learning Outcomes
during the pastoral phase with the development
of agriculture and sedentary life, customs and
rituals became stronger.
(7) The use of advanced techniques, extensive
farming on more land and knowledge of farming
methods led to substantial increases in
agricultural production.
 The pupil can understand the history of human
beings.
 Pupil compares and contrast Iron Age and the
social life importance.

3. Pre-requisites → Films, News Paper
Classroom Interaction Procedure
Pupil response
Activity –I Introduction
Teacher asks the students about the lifestyle of us and what
kind of life is leads to social life. The vedic culture was
very good and other cultures is compared and the contrast
of man. Agriculture is an activity which required more
labour than cattle rearing .
Activity – II
The expansion of Agriculture necessitated domestication of
cattle and sendatory life. Cattle were the real wealth. To get
control over this wealth, they often fought with weapons;
horses too had a prominent place in the economy. Horses
were used for riding and in the war.
Pupil Answer to the
question
Students listen to the
teacher
Follow up activity
While iron led to increased production, it also led to differentiation of
people in the society. Do you agree with this view? Why?