Quadrilaterals

  • Hexagon Transformations
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    Hexagon transformations

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you cut a regular hexagon into two pieces to make a parallelogram? Try cutting it into three pieces to make a rhombus!

  • Numerically Equal
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    Numerically equal

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you draw a square in which the perimeter is numerically equal to the area?

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    Folding

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What shapes can you make by folding an A4 piece of paper?
  • Fred the Class Robot
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    Fred the class robot

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Billy's class had a robot called Fred who could draw with chalk held underneath him. What shapes did the pupils make Fred draw?
  • Stringy Quads
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    Stringy quads

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This practical problem challenges you to make quadrilaterals with a loop of string. You'll need some friends to help!

  • Overlaps
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    Overlaps

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What does the overlap of these two shapes look like? Try picturing it in your head and then use some cut-out shapes to test your prediction.

  • Quad match
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    Quad match

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.

  • Seeing Rhombuses
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    Seeing rhombuses

    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 rhombus.

  • Quadrilaterals
    problem

    Quadrilaterals

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How many DIFFERENT quadrilaterals can be made by joining the dots on the 8-point circle?

  • Brown rabbit in a field.
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    Rabbit run

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    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?