![]() ![]() If the printed version is laminated, the tangram pieces will last much longer. Tangrams also come in brightly colored plastic pieces, however, by taking the pattern and printing it on cardstock, students can color the pieces any color they wish. Explore time is essential for students to make connections, another essential skill in math. Students usually prefer to have hands on math versus pencil/paper tasks. When math manipulatives are used, the concept is often more clearly understood.Īctivities like these help to promote problem solving and critical thinking while at the same time as providing motivation for the tasks. Tangrams are just one of the manipulatives used to make math both fun and to enhance the concept. AND, of course one of the puzzles is to put the seven pieces together to form the big square. A tangram has two large triangles, one medium triangle, two little triangles, one parallogram and a square. The Tangram is an ancient popular Chinese puzzle that is often seen in math classes. Make a rhombus with the smallest three triangles, make a rhombus with the five smallest pieces and make a rhombus with all seven pieces. Work with a partner to come up with as many mathematical terms or words related to tangrams as you can.ġ5. (Be sure to list all the ways possible to make the above.)ġ4. Using the letters on the tangram pieces, determine how many ways you can make: ![]() Take the five smallest tangram pieces and make a square. Use six tangram pieces to make a triangle.ġ2. Use five tangram pieces to make a triangle.ġ1. Use four tangram pieces to make a triangle.ġ0. Use three tangram pieces to make a triangle.ĩ. Use two tangram pieces to make a triangle.Ĩ. Make a trapezoid with the seven tangram pieces.ħ. Use the seven tangram pieces to form a parallelogram.Ħ. Use all of the tangram pieces to make a square. Put two or more of the tangram pieces together to form shapes that are congruent.Ĥ. ![]() Put two or more of the tangram pieces together to make others shapes.ģ. Sort the tangram pieces using your own classification or rules.Ģ. Use the tangram pattern in PDF to complete the following questions.ġ. ![]()
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