IBN AL HYTHAM ISLAMIC SCHOOL
KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
Class : III Subject : Mathematics
UNIT: 7 – GEOMETRY
Geometry is a study of different mathematical shapes.
Eg: Circle , square, cube , cone
Shapes Properties
1. Square It has 4 sides.
It has 4 vertices.
All the sides are equal.
2. Rectangle It has 4 sides
It has 4 vertices.
Opposite sides are equal.
3. Triangle It has 3 sides.
It has 3 vertices.
4. Circle It has no sides
It has no vertices
Fill in the blanks
a) All sides of a square are _______________.
b) A triangle has _______ sides and _______ vertices.
c) A circle has ______ side and _______ vertex.
d) A rectangle has _________________ sides equal.
e) A square has ________ diagonals of equal lengths.
Plane surface
Examples:
1) Floor
2) Top of a table
Curved surface
Examples:
1) An egg
2) A ball
Plane and curved surface
Eg: Candle , pencil
Solids
Faces , Edges and vertices of solid figures
Cuboid
In a cuboid every face is a rectangle .
6 faces
12 edges
8 vertices
Cube
In a cube every face is a square.
6 faces
12 edges
8 vertices
Cone
In a cone one face is plane and other is curved.
2 faces
1 edge
1 vertex
Cylinder
In a cylinder two faces are plane and one face is curved.
3 faces
2 edges
No vertex
Sphere
A sphere is all round .
It has only one face.
No vertex and no edge.
I. Identify the solid objects
a)
b)
c)
d)
II. Give one word answer.
a) A solid which has three faces – Cylinder
b) A solid which has one face - Sphere
c) A solid which has one edge – Cone
d) A solid which has two edges – Cylinder
e) A solid which has one vertex - Cone
Point
We use a dot to represent a point. A point has no [Link] name it
by capital letters.
Point A
Line
A line has no end or beginning. It can be extended to any length
Line AB or AB
Line segment
A line segment is a part of a line . It has a fixed length.
It has two end points.
Exercise 7(B)
1. Read these points.
a) ______________
b) ______________
c) _______________
2. Read these line segments.
a)
______________________________
b)
________________________
C)
____________________
3. Count the number of line segments in each of the figures
given below.
a)
__________
b)
_________
c)
____________
d)
__________________
4. Draw the line segments of the given lengths. Name them as
directed.
a) GH = 2 cm
b) UV = 10 cm
c) OR = 8 cm
d) CD = 6 cm
Open figures
Figures having different end points are called open figures.
Eg:
Closed figures
Figures having same starting and end points are called closed
figures.
Eg: