GEOMETRY BOX THE GLISTENING, ORANGE (CAMLIN) OR RED (NATARAJ) GEOMETRY BOXES WERE NOT JUST ABOUT DRAWING THE PERFECT CIRCLES OR FINDING THE RIGHT ANGLES. WE LEARNT NEW WAYS TO MAKE THE GEOMETRY BOX MORE INTERESTING AND A MEMORY FOREVER! words VIREN PAREKH We waited with much excitement for our math class teacher to come to class. As per the instructions received in the last class, the Camlin/ Nataraj geometry boxes had been purchased and the students were curious about what lay ahead with respect to the geometry box; right from the first day of the session. The inquisitive ones had already started using the geometry box in different ways.
sheet would almost always be un-punched and had to be perforated with the compass needle to be able to tie it up.
The ones near the window were using the metallic body to reflect the sunlight either on the class ceiling or on the faces of their friends seated elsewhere in class; The arty ones had drawn geometrical shapes using the protractor and set-squares and couldn’t wait to show it to the art teacher; At least three incidents of the sharp needle on the compass being poked into the backsides of students had been lodged through the day; Rat-tattat-tat noises came from different areas of the class as the benches were being pulverised by the compass needles.
4. The names we engraved on the benches with the compass.
What happened in the math class that day is now but a blur, however, the memories attached to the geometry box live on vividly! 1. Supplementary pages to be tied to the main answer
2. The way we felt, little engineers and scientists using the various instruments. 3. The way we stuck out our tongue slightly between our lips as we carefully drew the circle with the compass.
5. The way our parents convinced us to stick labels inside the geometry boxes with our names because all the boxes looked similar and there was always a concern of misplacing/ interchanging the boxes. 6. The displeasure we had when we were forced to share our geometry box with someone. The orange/ red geometry box came with a black plastic tray which would hold the various instruments. The tray could be lifted, and served as the best hiding place for some extra money given by parents or the secret love letters given to us/ to be given by us. The bright red/ orange geometry box is something we will always remember!
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