DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL SECTOR-5, B.S. CITY

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The phrase ‘ice cream’ brings about sweet memories of enjoying snow cones, popsicles, vanilla scoops and hot fudge sundaes.

The first ice cream date is remembered as when people of

China used to mix rice with milk and freeze it in a container.

Earlier records also tell us that Alexander the Great enjoyed snow and ice flavoured with honey or wine.

Marco Polo , a venetian merchant traveller brought the recipe of ice cream from China to Italy.

It is also said that ice cream travelled in the following

manner:

� Italian Duchess Catherine de Medici got married to King

Henry II so she brought the dessert to France

� From France, it went to England and then it reached India.

Café Procope in France was the first café to serve ice cream to general public.

Jacob Fussel brought a revolution in the world of ice cream by opening an ice –cream factory in the United States in Baltimore to manufacture ice cream. He is also called the ‘Father of Ice-cream Industry’.

The first ice-cream factory in India was set up in Mumbai in 1948.

Exercises

Words and their meanings. Learn it

1. variation – a slight difference

2. merchant – trader or businessman

3. sorbets- a frozen treat made from fruit, syrup and ice

4. equipment – necessary items for a particular purpose

5. delicacy – special food

Make sentences with the following words/phrases.

Few examples are given as help.

invented – Thomas Edison invented light bulb.

recipe- I created my own recipe.

occasion – She was excited to see her mother dressed up

for the occasion.

affordable – The restaurant serves good food at affordable

prices.

Question and Answer. Write and Learn them.

Q1. What are variations of ice cream in different

countries ?

Ans: People all over the world enjoy ice-cream , with each

country having its own variations like Mochi in Japan, Kulfi

in India, Gelato in Italy , Dondurma in Turkey , Halva in

Israel , Faloodeh in Iran and Spaghetti in Germany.

Q2. When and where was the first ice cream made ?

Ans : Ice cream was first made by people of China by mixing

rice with milk and freeze it in a container packed with snow.

Q3. What did Alexander mix with ice ?

Ans : Alexander the Great enjoyed snow and ice flavoured

with honey or wine.

Q4. How did the world of ice cream change forever?

Ans: The world of ice cream changed forever in 1851, when

Jacob Fussell opened a factory in the United States, in

Baltimore to manufacture ice cream on a large scale. He is

also called the ‘Father of the Ice-cream Industry’.

Think and Answer

Q1 . Do you know how to make an ice cream ? Write the

recipe.

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, B.S.CITY

SESSION 2020-2021

ECONTENT FOR THE WEEK 16.11.2020 TO 20.11.2020

CLASS: 3 SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

DATE UPLOADED: 13.11.2020

CHAPTER : GEOMETRY

To be done in the Maths class work copy

Open Figure : Figure having distinct starting point and ending point.

Closed figure : Figure having same starting point and ending point.

Polygons : A polygon is a closed figure made up of only line

segments. These line segments do not intersect each other except

at their end points.

A polygon is made up of three or more line segments.

These line segments are called the sides of a polygon.

The two adjacent sides of a polygon meet at a point which is

called the vertex of the polygon.

Examples : Triangle, Quadrilateral, pentagon , Hexagon, etc.

Shapes

Plane shapes : 2D shapes are called

plane shapes.

Exercise 6.3

Q1 a) to i)

Q4 a) to j)

Q5 a) to j)

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