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Tangrams

Can you make five differently sized squares from the interactive tangram pieces?

Geoboards

This practical challenge invites you to investigate the different squares you can make on a square geoboard or pegboard.

Polydron

This activity investigates how you might make squares and pentominoes from Polydron.

Seeing Squares

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level

Play with this interactivity until you can draw squares confidently.
Can you draw tilted squares, when the sides are not horizontal and vertical?
You could fix one side of a square and then work out where the other corners need to go.

The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.
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