Class 4 Maths Chapter 10, Elephants, Tigers, and Leopards, combines the 2-player strategic NIM Game, Addition Chart patterns, and Reverse and Add palindromes with real wildlife census data of elephants, tigers, and leopards across Indian states.
What Class 4 Mathematics Chapter 10 Covers
NIM Game (Race to 10), Addition Chart & Reverse-and-Add analyzes winning strategies in the 2-player NIM game (adding 1 or 2 to reach 10), discovers diagonal sum patterns on the Addition Chart, and reverses 2-digit numbers to add them.
Wildlife Census Word Problems — More or Less? uses real population counts of Indian elephants, tigers, and leopards across Karnataka, Assam, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra to solve multi-step comparison, addition, and subtraction problems.
Exercises in Chapter 10
- Let Us Do, Let Us Try, and Let Us Solve textbook exercises.
- Hands-on straw/grid models, dot-paper drawing, and number games.
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FAQ
How do you guarantee a win in the 2-player NIM Game (adding 1 or 2 to reach 10)?
To reach 10 on your turn, make sure you land on 7 on your previous turn (and 4 before that, and 1 on the very first turn); whatever the other player adds (1 or 2), you can add 2 or 1 to hit the next key number.
What mathematical skills are practised in ‘How Many Animals?’
Reading state-wise wildlife tables, comparing 4-digit animal populations, and solving ‘how many more / how many in all’ word problems using bar models and column arithmetic.