NCERT Book Class 4 Mathematics (Math Mela) Chapter 1 Shapes Around Us

Chapter
Shapes Around Us
1

Diksha wanted to go to a big city
during her summer holidays.
Her father took her to Delhi
and they visited many old and
new interesting monuments like
the India Gate, Qutub Minar,
Safdarjung Tomb, Akshardham,
the National Museum, Jantar
Mantar and Sansad Bhawan.
Now she is trying to make a model
of India Gate using her wooden
blocks.

Try to make a model of the buildings
shown here using blocks.

1. What parts of the building have you shown in your model
(for example, roof, pillars, base, etc.)?
2. Why did you select these parts?
3. What shapes will model these parts well?______________
4. How is your model similar to the picture of the real building?
__________________
5. How is it different from the real building? ______________

Discussion: What would happen if you removed one piece of your model?

• Would the model still look like the original building?

• In what ways could you make the model even better?