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Regular polygons and circles. Generalising. Cubes & cuboids. Working systematically. Quadrilaterals. 2D shapes and their properties. Tangram. Interactivities. Practical Activity. Visualising.There are 33 results
Broad Topics > Angles, Polygons, and Geometrical Proof > Quadrilaterals
Hexagon Transformations
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you cut a regular hexagon into two pieces to make a parallelogram? Try cutting it into three pieces to make a rhombus!
Part the Polygons
Age 7 to 11 Short Challenge Level:
Draw three straight lines to separate these shapes into four groups - each group must contain one of each shape.
Folding Flowers 1
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you visualise what shape this piece of paper will make when it is folded?
Stringy Quads
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
This practical problem challenges you to make quadrilaterals with a loop of string. You'll need some friends to help!
Fred the Class Robot
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Billy's class had a robot called Fred who could draw with chalk held underneath him. What shapes did the pupils make Fred draw?
Linkage
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Four rods, two of length a and two of length b, are linked to form a kite. The linkage is moveable so that the angles change. What is the maximum area of the kite?
Quadrilaterals
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
How many DIFFERENT quadrilaterals can be made by joining the dots on the 8-point circle?
Poly Plug Rectangles
Age 5 to 14 Challenge Level:
The computer has made a rectangle and will tell you the number of spots it uses in total. Can you find out where the rectangle is?
Cut and Make
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Cut a square of paper into three pieces as shown. Now,can you use the 3 pieces to make a large triangle, a parallelogram and the square again?
Opposite Vertices
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Can you recreate squares and rhombuses if you are only given a side or a diagonal?
Rabbit Run
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Ahmed has some wooden planks to use for three sides of a rabbit run against the shed. What quadrilaterals would he be able to make with the planks of different lengths?
Rectangle Tangle
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
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 shapes?
Numerically Equal
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you draw a square in which the perimeter is numerically equal to the area?
Is a Square a Rectangle?
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
How many rectangles can you find in this shape? Which ones are differently sized and which are 'similar'?
Quad Match
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.
Torn Shapes
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
These rectangles have been torn. How many squares did each one have inside it before it was ripped?
Completing Quadrilaterals
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
We started drawing some quadrilaterals - can you complete them?
Quadrilaterals Game
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 or more people, based on the traditional card game Rummy. Players aim to make two `tricks', where each trick has to consist of a picture of a shape, a name that describes that shape, and. . . .
The Cyclic Quadrilateral
Age 11 to 16
This gives a short summary of the properties and theorems of cyclic quadrilaterals and links to some practical examples to be found elsewhere on the site.
Bracelets
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Investigate the different shaped bracelets you could make from 18 different spherical beads. How do they compare if you use 24 beads?
Transformations on a Pegboard
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
How would you move the bands on the pegboard to alter these shapes?
Shapely Pairs
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
A game in which players take it in turns to turn up two cards. If they can draw a triangle which satisfies both properties they win the pair of cards. And a few challenging questions to follow...
Property Chart
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
A game in which players take it in turns to try to draw quadrilaterals (or triangles) with particular properties. Is it possible to fill the game grid?
A Cartesian Puzzle
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Find the missing coordinates which will form these eight quadrilaterals. These coordinates themselves will then form a shape with rotational and line symmetry.
Triangle Transformation
Age 7 to 14 Challenge Level:
Start with a triangle. Can you cut it up to make a rectangle?
Making Rectangles, Making Squares
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
How many differently shaped rectangles can you build using these equilateral and isosceles triangles? Can you make a square?
Cutting it Out
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
I cut this square into two different shapes. What can you say about the relationship between them?
Guess My Quad
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
How many questions do you need to identify my quadrilateral?
Fractions Rectangle
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
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?
Shape Draw
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Use the information on these cards to draw the shape that is being described.
What Am I?
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you draw the shape that is being described by these cards?
An Equilateral Triangular Problem
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Take an equilateral triangle and cut it into smaller pieces. What can you do with them?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.