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Tangrams. Step by Step. Draw a square with sides of length 12cm. Mark the centre of each side. Now cut carefully along the lines to make your 7-piece Tangram. Tangrams. Now use the seven pieces of your Tangram to make: An isosceles triangle A rectangle A parallelogram
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Tangrams Step by Step
Draw a square with sides of length 12cm Mark the centre of each side. Now cut carefully along the lines to make your 7-piece Tangram
Tangrams Now use the seven pieces of your Tangram to make: • An isosceles triangle • A rectangle • A parallelogram • An isosceles trapezium • A hexagon
Answers – Watch carefully Isosceles Triangle How can we be sure it is isosceles? What else can you say about this triangle?
Rectangle How do you know it is a rectangle?
Parallelogram How can we be sure that it is a parallelogram?
Isosceles Trapezium How can we be sure that this is definitely an isosceles trapezium?
Hexagon – not so straight forward! Hexagon Is it a regular hexagon? Why?
Using all seven pieces of your Tangram, can you make each of the following shapes?
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