Shapes Around Us
CBSE · Class 4 · Mathematics
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Overview
Shapes are found in buildings, boxes, wheels, webs, and many objects around us. Some shapes are flat, some are solid, and some have curved parts. Squares, rectangles, triangles, circles, cubes, cuboids, prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders, and spheres are important shapes in daily life. This chapter
Key Concepts
Buildings can be modelled using shapes
Buildings can be modelled using shapes such as blocks, boxes, bottles, cans, and shells. Real buildings may look complex, but they can be understood b
The Qutub Minar is a World
The Qutub Minar is a World Heritage site. It is the tallest building made up of bricks. It has 5 storeys and 379 stairs.
Folding a box flat open shows
Folding a box flat open shows what an open box looks like. This flattened form is called the net of the box. Folding the net along the dotted lines re
A prism has flat faces
A prism has flat faces. A pyramid has triangular faces that meet at one point. The shape of the face and the meeting point help to tell them apart.
For 3D shapes
For 3D shapes, the number of faces is written as F, corners as V, and edges as E. The relationship studied is F + V - E.
Learning Objectives
- Identify common 2D and 3D shapes in everyday objects
- Understand the meaning of faces, edges, corners, and angles
- Learn the difference between prisms and pyramids
- Recognize acute and obtuse angles
- Understand why a triangle is a rigid shape
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- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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