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Question
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How high can a kite go? Can it go higher than the Qutab Minar?
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Solution
A kite may go about upto 100 metres high. A kite can go higher than the Qutub Minar.
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Activity 1
- Find some things that look 1 metre long.
- Use your metre-rope to find which of these things are more or less than 1 metre.
| Name of the thing | More than 1 metre | Less than 1 metre |
| Length of table | - | - |
| Width of table | - | - |
| Width of door | - | - |
| Length of door | - | - |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - |
Activity 2
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You can also mark 1 metre on your class wall.
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Length of an earthworm |
2 kilometres |
|
Height of a child |
5 metres |
|
Width of a finger nail |
10 centimetres |
|
Length of a Sari |
1 centimetre |
|
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1 metre |
