Making Maths: Making a Tangram
Follow these instructions to make a three-piece and/or seven-piece tangram.
The Development of Spatial and Geometric Thinking: The Importance of Instruction
This article looks at levels of geometric thinking and the types of activities required to develop this thinking.
Tangram Pictures
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World of Tan
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Tangrams
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Can you make five differently sized squares from the interactive tangram pieces?
Tricky Triangles
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Tangram Browser
Explore our selection of interactive tangrams. Can you use the tangram pieces to re-create each picture?
Making Maths: Birds From an Egg
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Can you make the birds from the egg tangram?
World of Tan 9 - Animals
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the camel and giraffe?
World of Tan 10 - Butterflies
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the butterfly?
World of Tan 11 - The Past, Present and Future
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the telescope and microscope?
World of Tan 12 - All in a Fluff
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the rabbits?
World of Tan 13 - A Storm in a Tea Cup
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the convex shapes?
World of Tan 14 - Celebrations
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of Little Ming and Little Fung dancing?
World of Tan 15 - Millennia
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the numbers?
World of Tan 16 - Time Flies
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the candle?
World of Tan 17 - Weather
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the house?
World of Tan 18 - Soup
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of Mah Ling and Chi Wing?
World of Tan 19 - A Circular Problem
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of this teacup?
World of Tan 20 - Fractions
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the chairs?
World of Tan 21 - Almost There Now
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the lobster, yacht and cyclist?
World of Tan 22 - An Appealing Stroll
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the child walking home from school?
World of Tan 23 - Transform This Into That
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into these outlines?
World of Tan 24 - Clocks
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the clock?
World of Tan 25 - Pentominoes
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the people?
World of Tan 26 - Old Chestnut
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the brazier for roasting chestnuts?
World of Tan 27 - Sharing
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of Little Fung at the table?
World of Tan 28 - Concentrating on Coordinates
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the playing piece?
World of Tan 29 - The Telephone
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the telephone?
World of Tan 30 - Logical Thinking
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Can you logically construct these silhouettes using the tangram pieces?
Square Tangram
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This was a problem for our birthday website. Can you use four of these pieces to form a square? How about making a square with all five pieces?
World of Tan 1 - Granma T
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of Granma T?
World of Tan 2 - Little Ming
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of Little Ming?
World of Tan 3 - Mah Ling
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of Mah Ling?
World of Tan 4 - Monday Morning
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of Wai Ping, Wu Ming and Chi Wing?
World of Tan 5 - Dragon
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the dragon?
World of Tan 6 - Junk
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the silhouette of the junk?
World of Tan 7 - Golden Goose
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the plaque design?
World of Tan 8 - Sports Car
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Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outline of the sports car?