Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Tangrams


Materials:
  • 7 tangram shapes (download here)
  • tangram outlines/silhouettes (search google for these)

How to make: 
Tangrams are an ancient Chinese moving piece puzzle, consisting of 7 pieces made using 3 basic geometric shapes. There are two large, one medium and two small triangles, one square and one parallelogram. The objective of the puzzle is to form a specific shape (given only an outline or silhouette) using all seven pieces, which may not overlap. Search "tangrams" on google.com to find many other ideas and activities using tangrams.

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