NRICH: Tangram Pictures
NRICH: Tangram Pictures
A tangram is an ancient Chinese puzzle where you make pictures using mathematical shapes.
Make a set of tangram pieces from squared paper as shown below:
Can you make each of these pictures using your seven pieces?
You can try some more tangram puzzles in the World of Tan problems.
There are puzzles using a different set of tangram shapes in the problem Square Tangram.
Or why not try designing some Tangram pictures of your own?
If you want to learn how to make a tangram, click here.
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NRICH: Tangram Pictures
A tangram is an ancient Chinese puzzle where you make pictures using mathematical shapes.
Make a set of tangram pieces from squared paper as shown below:
Can you make each of these pictures using your seven pieces?
You can try some more tangram puzzles in the World of Tan problems.
There are puzzles using a different set of tangram shapes in the problem Square Tangram.
Or why not try designing some Tangram pictures of your own?
If you want to learn how to make a tangram, click here.
Ages 5 – 14
NRICH (University of Cambridge)
Math Topics
Geometry
K-6, Middle School, High School
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
What are you looking for?
Organization
NRICH (University of Cambridge)
Website URL
Type of Resource
Board/Card Game
Tutorial
Tutorial