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Shapes Around Us

CBSE · Class 4 · Mathematics

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 4 Mathematics

Topics in Shapes Around Us

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1. Buildings and Shapes

  • Buildings can be made using blocks, boxes, bottles, cans, and shells.
  • Older buildings were made with clay bricks, stone blocks, or wood.
  • Today, concrete blocks and hollow blocks are also used.
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2. Nets of Solids

  • Folding a box flat open shows what an open box looks like.
  • This flattened form is called the net of the box.
  • Folding a net along its dotted lines reconstructs the box.
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3. Prisms, Pyramids, and 3D Shape Counting

  • The relationship between faces, corners, and edges is studied using F + V - E.
  • F means number of faces, V means number of corners or vertices, and E means number of edges.
  • Cube/Square Prism is a prism.
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4. Angles and Lines

  • Two lines meeting at a point create an angle.
  • There are 7 angles in the house drawing.
  • Angles are found in many places, such as corners of objects.

Key Concepts

Central concept: 2D and 3D shapes, their parts, and their properties

Models of buildingsNets of solidsPrisms and pyramidsFaces, corners, and edgesSorting 3D shapesAnglesRight anglesAcute and obtuse angles

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