Maths Activities for III to VIII

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LIST OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES IN MATHEMATICS

FOR CLASSES III TO VIII

Mathematics Laboratory

The concept of Mathematics Laboratory has been introduced by the Board in itsaffiliated schools with the objective of

Making teaching and learning of the subject interactive, participatory, funfilling

and joyful from primary stage of schooling.

Strengthening the learning of mathematical concepts through concrete materials

and handsone!periences.

"elating classroom learning to real life situations and discourage rote and

mechanical learning.

The Board has already published detailed guidelines for Mathematical

Laboratory in schools for class #$ and class $ including handson activities to be

done during these academic years.

%iven below is the list of activities to be done by the students in classes ###

to ## during each academic year.

CLASS 3

Activity ! To draw the following on a dot paper 'i( a hut 'ii( a joker 'iii( a flower

Activity "! To represent the following pair of numbers on straight lines, using

stickers. )lso find the greater number from the representation'i( * and ++ 'ii( and -

Activity 3 %roup )ctivity Body Mathematics

/ivide the class in groups of - students 'say(

0sing a measuring tape ask each group to measure the followingi( Length of the right palm

ii( 1idth of the right palm

iii( Length of the right eariv( 1idth of the smile

)sk them to note down the following observations

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i( 1hich group member has longest palm length2

ii( 1hich group member has shortest palm length2iii( 1hich group member has widest smile2

iv( 1hich group member has longest ear length2

v( 1hich group member has shortest ear length2

Activity #! To measure the dimensions of door or window of room in your house

using a + m long thick thread2

Activity $! a( To count the edges and corners of the following objects

i( "uler ii( "ectangular paper iii( /ice iv( Shoe bo!

v( )lphabet 345

b( 6old a rectangular paper from each corner one by one and record the

number of edges and corners obtained after every step.

Shape 7o. of edges 7o. of corners

"ectangle

)fter folding +stcorner

)fter folding 8ndcorner

)fter folding 9rdcorner

)fter folding :thcorner

c( 6old a paper five times in any way. 0nfold and draw any shape on the

creases formed. "ecord the number of edges and corners of theshape drawn.

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Activity % To make the following shapes using tangram pieces

i( a cat ii( 7umeral :

Activity &! To make a time scheduler from wake up time to bed time on a workingday and a holiday.

Activity '! To represent multiplication tables, from 8 to -, using lines and dots by anactivity method. '0se stickers to represent dots(

Activity ( To identify a number as an even number or an odd number, by makingpairs of beads; pebbles;counters.

Activity )! To e!perience money transactions using fake notes and coins

i( "s. 8< note = four "s. - notes; coins

ii( "s. 8< note = two "s. +< notes

iii( "s. 8< note = ten "s. 8 coinsiv("s. 8< note = twenty "s. + coins

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CLASS #

Activity ! To draw the following on a dot paper

i( triangle

ii( s>uareiii( rectangle

Activity "! 'a( To find the centre of a circle by paper folding and verify thatlength of radius of the circle is always same.

'b( To make a geometrical design using compass and a ruler.

'c( To make a pattern of different circles with

i( same centre and different radiiii( same radii and centre5s on the same line

Activity 3! /o the following by paper folding

a( Transform a s>uare intoi( four rectangular >uarters

ii( four s>uare >uartersiii( four triangular >uarters

b( Transform a rectangle intoi( four rectangular >uarters

ii( four triangular >uarters

Activity #! To mark ? m, @ m and A m on a string of length + m.

Activity $! 'and Crint )ctivity(

a( To shade +;:thregion of your palm print.

b( To make patterns using thumb prints.

Activity %! To make a repeated tiling pattern on a dot paper , using geometrical shapes

as tiles.

Activity &! 'a( To write a secret code message if all the Dnglish alphabets are replacedby numbers from + to 8E ,respectively ,in order.

'b( To decode the given message on the basis of above code.

+8 +- 88 - +9 8- +: : +

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Activity '! *a+To find the length of the boundary of the top of mathematics te!t

book in 'cm( using a thread. *b+To find the length of the boundary of any shape in 'cm( drawn on a paper

using thread.

Activity (! To write your name using tangram set.

7ote Teacher may ask the students to cut tangram pieces using the given

diagram. Make duplicate copies of it.

Activity )! '%roup )ctivity(

/ivide the class in the groups of -'say( and perform the following

activities in each group.

i( Measure the height of each member in cm's( using a measuring tape.ii( Measure the weight of each member in 'kg( using a weighing machine and

answer the following.

iii( 1ho is the tallest member of your group2

iv( 1ho is the shortest member of your group2

v( 1hat is the ma!imum weight measure in your group2vi( 1hat is the minimum weight measure in your group2

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CLASS , $

Activity ! To make a set of tangrams by paper folding using F!F grid.

0sing the tangram pieces do the following

a( Try to make a triangle, a s>uare and a rectangle using 8

pieces of the tangram set.

b( Try to make a triangle, a s>uare and a rectangle using 9pieces of the tangram set.

c( Galculate the area of each part by counting complete

s>uares and half s>uares.

Activity "!'a( To make closed geometrical shapes using

i( 9 match sticks

ii( : match sticksiii( - match sticks

iv( E match sticks

'b( To observe the change in angles between any two adjacent match sticks.

Activity 3!'a( To identify a right angle, angle less than a right angle and angle more thana right angle using body parts and to draw them using stick drawings.

'b( 1rite the word mathematics using straight lines and observe the number

of right angles, number of angles more than a right angle and number of

angles less than a right angle.

'c( To make a degree clock by paper folding.

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Activity #! To observe hands of the clock at different time in a day and record four

observations each of the following

'a( right angle between hands of the clock

'b( angle less than a right angle between hands of the clock.

'c( angle more than a right angle between hands of the clock.

Activity $!'a( To make rectangles of different dimensions on a s>uared paper using +8

adjacent s>uares.

'b( To calculate the perimeter and area of each of the rectangles so formed.

'c( To observe the fact that shapes having same area may have different

perimeter.

'd( To observe the relation between dimensions of rectangles and the factors of+8.

Activity % To calculate the perimeter of different shapes formed by shading si!

adjacent s>uares of dimension + cm each on a s>uared paper. Some shapes are shown below

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Activity &!'a( To represent the fractions @, +;9 , ?, +;-, etc. using rectangular strips of

papers by paper folding.

'b(To represent the fractions @ , ? , A , 9;F , -;F etc. of a circular region by

paper folding.

Activity '! To find the lines of symmetry in the following shapes by paper folding

i( a s>uare

ii( a rectangle

Activity (! To make a 9!9 magic s>uare, using numbers from + to . int

Activity )!'a(To make cube and cuboids of various dimensions using unit cubes

i( 8!9!8 cubic unitsii( 9!9!8 cubic units

iii( 9!9!9 cubic units

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'b( To find the number of missing unit cubes in a given shape to obtain a

given shape of desired dimension .

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CLASS , %

Activity ! 'a( To verify that addition is commutative for whole numbers, bypaper cutting and pasting.

'b( To verify that multiplication is commutative for whole numbers by

paper cutting and pasting.

Activity "! To find prime numbers from + to +


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9 'b( To check which of the given nets can be folded to get a cube.

Activity #! To find the G6 of two given numbers by paper cutting andpasting.

Activity $! To find the LGM of two given numbers by using number grid.

Activity % 'i( Make a line segment of length - cm on a paper and do the

following by paper folding.'a( Make a perpendicular line from a point on a given line.

'b( Make two intersecting lines.

'c( Make two parallel lines.

'ii( /o the following by paper folding using a circular cutout.'a( make a chord'b( make the diameter

'c( shade minor and major segment

'd( make a sector of a circle.

'iii( "epresent the following by paper folding

'a( straight angle

'b( right angle'c( acute angle

'd( obtuse angle

'e( refle! angle

'iv( Make a protractor by paper folding.

Activity &! To classify the triangles on the basis of sides and angles from the given setof triangles.

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Activity '! To make the following shapes using a pair of set s>uares.

i( s>uare 'ii( rectangle 'iii( parallelogram 'iv( rhombus'v( trapeHium

Activity (! To represent decimal numbers

paper folding.

'a( e>uilateral triangle

'b( isosceles triangle

'c( s>uare

'd( rectangle'e( rhombus

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CLASS- &

Activity ! To represent the following products of decimal numbers on a s>uare by

drawing horiHontal; vertical lines and shading

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Set 8 - cm, * cm, +: cm

Activity (! To verify Cythagoras theorem using a s>uared paper by shading thes>uares.

Activity )! 'a( To draw a cube with an edge - cm long on an isometric dot paper.

)lso draw its obli>ue sketch.

'b( To draw a cuboid of dimension * cm, : cm and 8 cm on an

isometric dot paper. )lso draw its obli>ue sketch.

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CLASS , '

Activity ! 6old a paper F times in any way. 0nfold and locate various conve! and

concave polygons.

Activity "! To verify that the sum of interior angles of a >uadrilateral is 9E


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Activity &! To observe the following number patterns and generate it up to ne!t three

steps

i( +8= +

++8= + 8 +

+++8= + 8 9 8 +

ii( +I9 = : = 88

+I9I- = = 98

+I9I-I* = +E8= :8

'7ote Teacher may take any other such number patterns(

Activity '! /raw front view, top view and side view of the following shapes made byunit cubes.

Activity (! To make cubes and cuboids of given dimensions using unit cubes

and to calculate volume of each.

'i( :!9!8

'ii( 9!9!9

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)ctivity +uares of different dimensions drawn on a s>uared paper.

Length of a

side 'L(

S>uare + S>uare 8 S>uare 9 S>uare : S>uare -

Cerimeter

'C(

)rea ')(

C;L

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List o materia.s or /erormi01 activities i0 Mathematics Lab

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/ot paper

Stickers

+m long thick thread

"ectangular sheet of paper

Shoe bo!

%eometry bo!

/ice

Beads;Cebbles; Goloured Gounters

6ake notes and coins

Goloured paper;origami paper

%lue

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/ot paper

%eometry bo!

String of length + m

S>uare piece of paper

"ectangular piece of paper Goloured paper; origami paper

Cair of scissors

%lue

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Goloured paper; origami paper

Match sticks

Gircular paper 'for degree clock and representation of fractions(

S>uared paper

"ectangular strips of paper

0nit cubes of dimension, +!+!+

Cair of scissors

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7et of a cube

S>uared paper

Goloured paper; origami paper %rid paper

Gircular papers

"ectangular paper

7et of prism and pyramid

Caper strips

Goloured buttons; counters

%rid paper

Gutouts of e>uilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, s>uare, rectangle, rhombus

Clastic Dnglish alphabet set

Cair of scissors %lue

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Goloured paper; origami paper

Cairs of angle cutouts

Cair of scissors

%lue

Triangular cut out

Broom sticks

S>uared paper Gircular cutouts

%rid paper

Strips and slip

"ectangular paper

S>uared paper

#sometric /ot paper

0nit cubes of dimension +!+!+

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Goloured paper ; origami paper

Cair of scissors

%lue

Caper net of a dice

0nit cubes of dimension +!+!+

Match bo!

9 containers with circular bo! of different radii

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S>uared paper

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Net o a c4be

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Tangram

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Tangram on F $ F S>uared paper

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Maths Activities for III to VIII