LIST OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES IN MATHEMATICS FOR

LIST OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES IN MATHEMATICSFOR CLASSES III TO VIIIMathematics LaboratoryThe concept of Mathematics Laboratory has been introduced by the Board in itsaffiliated schools with the objective of Making teaching and learning of the subje ct interactive, participatory, funfillingand joyful from primary stage of schooling. Strengthening the learning of mathematical concepts through concrete materialsand hands-on-experiences. Relating classroom learning to real life situations and discour age rote andmechanical learning.The Board has already published detailed guidelines for MathematicalLaboratory in schools for class IX and class X including hands -on activities to bedone during these academic years.Given below is the list of act ivities to be done by the students in classes IIIto VIII during each academic year.CLASS 3Activity 1:To draw the following on a dot paper (i) a hut (ii) a joker (iii) a flowerActivity 2:To represent the following pair of numbers on straight lines, usingstickers. Also find the greater number from the representation(i) 7 and 11 (ii) 9 and 5Activity 3:Group Activity: Body MathematicsDivide the class in groups of 5 students (say)Using a measuring tape ask each group to measure the followingi)Length of the right palmii)Width of the right palmiii)Length of the right eariv)Width of the smileAsk them to note down the following observations:1

i)ii)iii)iv)v)Which group member has longest palm length?Which group member has shor test palm length?Which group member has widest smile?Which group member has longest ear length?Which group member has shortest ear length?Activity 4:To measure the dimensions of door or window of room in your houseusing a 1 m long thick thread?Activity 5:a) To count the edges and corners of the following objectsi) Rulerii) Rectangular paper iii) Diceiv) Shoe boxv) Alphabet ‘O’b) Fold a rectangular paper from each corner one by one and r ecord thenumber of edges and corners obtained after every step.ShapeRectangleAfter folding 1 st cornerNo. of edgesNo. of cornersAfter folding 2 nd cornerAfter folding 3 rd cornerAfter folding 4 th cornerc) Fold a paper five times in any way. Unfold and draw any shape on thecreases formed. Record the number of edges and corners of the shapedrawn.2

Activity 6 :To make the following shapes using tangram piecesi) a catii) Numeral 4Activity 7:To make a time scheduler from wake up time to bed time on a workingday and a holiday.Activity 8:To represent multiplication tables, from 2 to 5, using lines and dots by anactivity method. (Use stickers to represent dots)Activity 9:To identify a number as an even number or an odd number, b y makingpairs of beads/ pebbles/counters.Activity 10:To experience money transactions using fake notes and coinsi) Rs. 20 note four Rs. 5 notes/ coinsii) Rs. 20 note two Rs. 10 notesiii) Rs. 20 note ten Rs. 2 coinsiv)Rs. 20 note twenty Rs. 1 coins3

CLASS 4Activity 1:To draw the following on a dot paperi)triangleii)squareiii)rectangleActivity 2:(a)(b)(c)Activity 3:To find the centre of a circle by paper folding and verify thatlength of radius of the circle is always same.To make a geometrical design using compass and a ruler.To make a pattern of different circles withi) same centre and different radiiii) same radii and centre’s on the same lineDo the following by paper foldinga) Transform a square intoi)four rectangular quartersii)four square quartersiii)four triangular quartersb) Transform a rectangle intoi)four rectangular quartersii)four triangular quartersActivity 4:To mark ¼ m, ½ m and ¾ m on a strin g of length 1 m.Activity 5:(Hand Print Activity)a) To shade 1/4 th region of your palm print.b) To make patterns using thumb prints.Activity 6:To make a repeated tiling pattern on a dot paper , using geometrical shapesas tiles.Activity 7:(a) To write a secret code message if all the English alphabets are replacedby numbers from 1 to 26 ,respectively ,in order.(b) To decode the given message on the basis of above code.912 15 22 513259 14 49 14

Activity 8: (a) To find the length of the boundary of the top of mathematics textbook in (cm) using a thread.(b) To find the length of the boundar y of any shape in (cm) drawn on a paperusing thread.Activity 9:To write your name using tangram set.Note: Teacher may ask the students to cut tangram pieces using the givendiagram. Make d uplicate copies of it.Activity 10:(Group Activity)Divide the class in the groups of 5(say) and perform the followingactivities in each group.i)ii)iii)iv)v)vi)Measure the height of each member in cm(s) using a measuring tape.Measure the weight of each member in (kg) using a weighing machine andanswer the following.Who is the tallest member of your group?Who is the shortest member of your group?What is the maximum weight measure in your group?What is the minimum weight measure in your group?5

CLASS – 5Activity 1:To make a set of tangrams by paper folding using 8x8 grid.Using the tangram pieces do the following:a) Try to make a triangle, a square and a rectangle using 2pieces of the tangram set.b) Try to make a triangle, a square and a rectangle using 3pieces of the tangram set.c) Calculate the area of each part by counting completesquares and half squares.Activity 2: (a) To make closed geometrical shapes usingi)3 match sticksii)4 match sticksiii)5 match sticksiv)6 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 rig ht angle and angle more thana right angle using body parts and to draw them using stick drawings.(b) Write the word mathematics using straight lines and observe the numberof right angles, number of angles more than a right angle and number ofangles less than a right angle.(c) To make a degree clock by paper folding.6

Activity 4:(a)(b)(c)To observe hands of the clock at different time in a day and record fourobservations each of the followingright angle between hands of the clockangle less than a right angle between hands of the clock.angle more than a right angle between hands of the clock.Activity 5: (a) To make rectangles of different dimensions on a squared paper using 12adjacent squares.(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 differentperimeter.(d) To observe the relation between dimensions of rectangles and the factors of12.Activity 6:To calculate the perimeter of different shapes formed by shading sixadjacent squares of dimension 1 cm each on a squared paper.Some shapes are shown below7

Activity 7: (a) To represent the fractions ½, 1/3 , ¼, 1/5, etc. using rectangular strips ofpapers by paper folding.(b) To represent the fractions ½ , ¼ , ¾ , 3/8 , 5/8 etc. of a circular region bypaper folding.Activity 8:To find the lines of symmetry in t he following shapes by paper foldingi)ii)Activity 9:a squarea rectangleTo make a 3x3 magic square, using numbers from 1 to 9.Hint:Activity 10: (a)To make cube and cuboids of various dimensions usin g unit cubesi) 2x3x2ii) 3x3x2iii) 3x3x3cubic unitscubic unitscubic units8

(b) To find the number of missing unit cubes in a given shape to obtain agiven shape of desired dimension .Note: Teacher may ask the students to use unit cubes and explore.9

CLASS – 6Activity 1:(a)To verify that addition is commutative for whole numbers, bypaper cutting and pasting.(b)To verify that multiplication is commutative for whole numbers bypaper cutting and pasting.Activity 2:To find prime numbers from 1 to 100 by Eratosthenes Sieve’smethod.Activity 3:(a) to make a cube using the given net and count the number of faces,vertices and edges.10

3 (b) To check which of the given nets can be folded to get a cube.Activity 4:To find the HCF of two given numbers by paper cutting andpasting.Activity 5:To find the LCM of two given numbers by using number grid.Activity 6(i) Make a line segment of length 5 cm on a paper and do thefollowing 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.(a)(b)(c)(d)(ii) Do the following by paper folding using a circular cut -out.make a chordmake the diametershade minor and major segmentmake a sector of a circle.(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(iii) Represent the following by paper foldingstraight angleright angleacute angleobtuse anglereflex angle(iv) Make a protractor by paper folding.Activity 7:To classify the triangles on the basis of sides and angles from the given setof triangles.11

Activity 8:To make the following shapes using a pair of set squares.i) square(ii) rectangle (iii) parallelogram(v) trapezium(iv) rhombusActivity 9:To represent decimal numbers 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 0.68 etc on a 10x10 grid byshading.Activity 10:To determine the number of lines of symmetry of following shapes bypaper folding.(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)equilateral triangleisosceles trianglesquarerectanglerhombus12

CLASS- 7Activity 1:To represent the following products of decimal num bers on a square bydrawing horizontal/ vertical lines and shadingi)ii)Activity 2:0.3 x 0.70.5 x 0.5To compare the marks obtained in all the subjects by a student in the firstand second term examination by drawing a bar graph using paper cuttingand pasting.Activity 3:(a) Identify the conditions under which given pair of angles arecomplimentary.(b) Identify the conditions under which given pair of angles aresupplementary.Activity 4:To verify that if two lines intersect at a point, then each pair of verticallyopposite angles are equal by paper cutting and pasting.Activity 5:To verify that if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, theni)each pair of corresponding angles are equalii)each pair of alternate interior angles are equaliii)each pair of interior angles on the same side of transversalare supplementaryby paper cutting and pasting.(a)To get a median of a triangle from any vertex, by paper folding.To verify that in a triangle, medians pass through a common point,by paper folding.Activity 6:(e)To get an altitude of a triangle from any vertex, by paper folding.To verify that in a triangle altitudes pass through a common point,by paper folding.(Note: - Teacher may take different types of triangles classified on thebasis of sides and angles)Activity 7:(a)(f)Activity 8:To verify that the sum of all interior angles of a triangle is 180 0 bypaper cutting and pasting.To verify that an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum ofthe two interior opposite angles by paper cutting and pasting.To verify that a triangle can be drawn only if the sum of lengths of anytwo sides is greater than the third side, using br oom sticks.Set 1: 5 cm, 7 cm, 11 cm13

Set 2: 5 cm, 7 cm, 14 cmActivity 9:Activity 10:To verify Pythagoras theorem using a squared paper by shading thesquares.(a)To draw a cube with an edge 5 cm long on an isometric dot paper.Also draw its oblique sketch.(b)To draw a cuboid of dimension 7 cm, 4 cm and 2 cm on anisometric dot paper. Also draw its oblique sketch .14