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Use pieces 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

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- Take a rectangular sheet of paper.
- Count its corners.
- Now fold one of its corners.
a) How many corners does it have now?
b) How many corners will you get by folding
i) 2 corners
ii) 3 corners
iii) 4 corners
c) Can you fold this paper in such a way that it has only three corners? You are allowed only two folds.
What shape will you get? - Repeat the activity with a square sheet of paper.
- Can you fold all the corners of the square sheet in such a way that the number of corners remains unchanged?
How many triangles do you have in your set? Are all of them equal in size? Find out.
Use the two small triangles in the tangram set to get the following shapes:
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| (1) | (2) | (3) |
Take pieces 4 and 5 from the set and find out on which side of the triangle you can join the other piece.
Use pieces 1, 2, 3 and 5

Which geometrical shapes can you identify in these borders? Draw them in your notebook.

Are the shapes made of
- Curved lines
- Straight lines
- Both curved and straight lines.
Complete this pattern. Compare it with the pattern on page 70 which also uses six sided shapes. What is the difference between the two?

Khushboo and Hariz live in Agra. One day they went to see the Taj Mahal. The floor had the pattern shown below:

What do you think? Discuss with your friends.
Use different colour combinations to make your own patterns.
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