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Have you noticed that triangles are used in manmade structures? Perhaps there is a good reason for this? 'Test a Triangle' and see how rigid triangles are.
What shapes can you make by folding an A4 piece of paper?
Explore the triangles that can be made with seven sticks of the same length.
Try continuing these patterns made from triangles. Can you create your own repeating pattern?
Using a loop of string stretched around three of your fingers, what different triangles can you make? Draw them and sort them into groups.
How many different triangles can you make on a circular pegboard that has nine pegs?
Watch this "Notes on a Triangle" film. Can you recreate parts of the film using cut-out triangles?
Take it in turns to make a triangle on the pegboard. Can you block your opponent?
In how many ways can you fit two of these yellow triangles together? Can you predict the number of ways two blue triangles can be fitted together?
Sara and Will were sorting some pictures of shapes on cards. "I'll collect the circles," said Sara. "I'll take the red ones," answered Will. Can you see any cards they would both want?
How many triangles can you make on the 3 by 3 pegboard?
Draw three straight lines to separate these shapes into four groups - each group must contain one of each shape.
Using different numbers of sticks, how many different triangles are you able to make? Can you make any rules about the numbers of sticks that make the most triangles?
What does the overlap of these two shapes look like? Try picturing it in your head and then use the interactivity to test your prediction.
A group activity using visualisation of squares and triangles.
Can you sort these triangles into three different families and explain how you did it?
The ancient Egyptians were said to make right-angled triangles using a rope with twelve equal sections divided by knots. What other triangles could you make if you had a rope like this?
Use the interactivity to investigate what kinds of triangles can be drawn on peg boards with different numbers of pegs.
How many triangles can you make using sticks that are 3cm, 4cm and 5cm long?
This challenge invites you to create your own picture using just straight lines. Can you identify shapes with the same number of sides and decorate them in the same way?
Vincent and Tara are making triangles with the class construction set. They have a pile of strips of different lengths. How many different triangles can they make?
How many different triangles can you draw on the dotty grid which each have one dot in the middle?
This ladybird is taking a walk round a triangle. Can you see how much he has turned when he gets back to where he started?
You have pitched your tent (the red triangle) on an island. Can you move it to the position shown by the purple triangle making sure you obey the rules?
Use the interactivity to make this Islamic star and cross design. Can you produce a tessellation of regular octagons with two different types of triangle?
Can you find all the different triangles on these peg boards, and find their angles?
The graph below is an oblique coordinate system based on 60 degree angles. It was drawn on isometric paper. What kinds of triangles do these points form?
The large rectangle is divided into a series of smaller quadrilaterals and triangles. Can you untangle what fractional part is represented by each of the ten numbered shapes?
This problem challenges you to work out what fraction of the whole area of these pictures is taken up by various shapes.
Can you make these equilateral triangles fit together to cover the paper without any gaps between them? Can you tessellate isosceles triangles?
I cut this square into two different shapes. What can you say about the relationship between them?
The triangles in these sets are similar - can you work out the lengths of the sides which have question marks?
Can you help the children in Mrs Trimmer's class make different shapes out of a loop of string?
Investigate the different shaped bracelets you could make from 18 different spherical beads. How do they compare if you use 24 beads?
Liethagoras, Pythagoras' cousin (!), was jealous of Pythagoras and came up with his own theorem. Read this article to find out why other mathematicians laughed at him.