Quadrilaterals

  • Cut and Make
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    Cut and make

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    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?
  • Is a Square a Rectangle?
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    Is a square a rectangle?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How many rectangles can you find in this shape? Which ones are differently sized and which are 'similar'?
  • Part the Polygons
    problem

    Part the polygons

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Draw three straight lines to separate these shapes into four groups - each group must contain one of each shape.
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    Rectangle tangle

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    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?

  • A Cartesian Puzzle
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    A Cartesian puzzle

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Find the missing coordinates which will form these eight quadrilaterals. These coordinates themselves will then form a shape with rotational and line symmetry.

  • Torn Shapes
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    Torn shapes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    These rectangles have been torn. How many squares did each one have inside it before it was ripped?

  • Shape Draw
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    Shape draw

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use the information on these cards to draw the shape that is being described.

  • What Am I?
    problem

    What am I?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you draw the shape that is being described by these cards?

  • Seeing Parallelograms
    problem

    Seeing parallelograms

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a parallelogram.