Tangram Challenge!
Explore geometry and spatial reasoning with tangrams by identifying shapes and solving puzzles.
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Tangram Challenge!
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Tangrams are ancient Chinese puzzles made from seven flat pieces, called tans, which are put together to form shapes. Use your knowledge of geometry to complete the activities below.
1. How many pieces (tans) are in a standard tangram set?
5
6
7
8
2. Which of these shapes is NOT typically found in a standard tangram set?
Square
Circle
Triangle
Parallelogram
3. A tangram set includes two large triangles, one medium triangle, two small triangles, one square, and one .
4. All the triangles in a standard tangram set are triangles.
5. Draw a simple square tangram puzzle, showing how the 7 pieces fit together to form the square. You can sketch the outlines of the pieces.
6. Imagine you are creating a new shape using all seven tangram pieces. What kind of animal would you try to make?
7. You can create a perfect circle using all seven standard tangram pieces.
True
False
8. All tangram pieces have at least one right angle.
True
False
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