CBSE Notes For Class 3 Maths Mela Chapter 14 The Surajkund Fair
Soni and Avi are going to see a fair with their grandparents. They are going to Surajkund in Faridabad district of Haryana. Let us join them and have fun.
Let us Discuss
- What do you see in the picture?
- Spot things in the picture that look the same from the left and right sides.
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Make Malas
Soni and Avi reach a stall where a man and a woman are making malas with beads.
Let us Do
1. Colour the beads in the strings using two colours (Qs a) to show the malas that you have made.
Question 2. On the previous page, tick the symmetrical males.
3. How many such malas can be made? Discuss.
1. Tick (✓) the malas that are symmetrical and cross (✗) the one(s) that are not symmetrical.
2. Now, use 6 beads of one colour and 2 beads of another colour to make symmetrical males.
Vanakkamj Rangolis All Around !
Soni and Avi arrive at the stall of Tamil Nadu. Amma was maldng kolam in front of the hut.
Follow the steps:
Let us Think
1. Observe the rangolis given below. Are all rangolis symmetrical?
2. Trace these rangolis on a paper. Fold the tracing paper in such a way that one half of the rangoli lies exactly in the other half.
3. Draw lines in the given rangolis that divide them into two identical halves.
4. Look for other symmetrical things around you. Discuss.
Let us Do
Enjoy making rangolis
1. Draw and complete the symmetrical rangolis given below.
2. Draw some more rangolis in your notebook that are symmetrical.
Make Masks!
Tit for Tat
Soni gets her Picture made by a painter.
Let us Think
1. What is the trick the painter is playing? Find things for the painter to draw so that he can no longer play the trick. Draw three such things here.
The Mirror Game
Soni and Avi started playing this game. Let us play with them.
Has Avi placed the counters in the right places? Check it by placing the mirror on the line drawn.
Let us Explore
1. Pick the odd one out and give a reason.
2. Fill 4 boxes with red and 3 with blue in such a way that one side is the mirror image of the other.
In how many ways can you fill it? Think, think!
Question 3. Make Micy’s side the same as that of Catty’s side. You can rearrange only three balls on Micy’s side.
4. Which shape cutouts would fit in the given shape without overlapping and without gaps?
Let us Do
1. Use rangometry shapes to fill the shapes with no gaps and overlaps.
Making Tiles, Creating Paths
Soni and Avi have started making their own tiles by joining different shapes.
Let us Do
1. Use two or more rangometry shapes to create your tiles. Now trace the tiles to create different paths.
2. Try making paths.
Giant Wheel
Read the conversation between Soni and Avi and mark the place they are talking about.
Let us Play
Imagine yourself sitting with Soni and AvL You think of a place or a stall and challenge your friend to find out which stall you have in your mind. You can help them guess by answering yes or no.
Search for Dada and Dadi
Soni and Avi’s Dada and Dadi were missing. They hear their announcement.
Let us Do
1. Help Soni and Avi read the map and find the following:
- Which place does the
sign show? - Circle the picture on the map that shows the play area.
- Which place does the
sign show? - How many exit routes are there in the fair?
2. Follow the path that Avi and Soni are following.
- Walk on the blue lane.
- Turn right on the green lane.
- You will see a restaurant on your right. Don’t sit there.
- Take a left towards the red lane.
- Take the first left turn towards the golden lane. Stalls will be
seen on the way. - Pass the stalls to find the Chaupal and meet Dada Dadi.
3. An uncle asks Dada Ji the way to the ATM. Tell him the way to the ATM from the chapel.
Let us Do
1. There are two ways to go out of the Surajkund fair. One seems to be a maze and the other goes straight there.
Follow the maze with Soni and Avi to exit the fair.
Question 2. Share the way you went through the maze. Write the things you found on the way.