Rotations

problem
Star find

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Can you see which tile is the odd one out in this design? Using the basic tile, can you make a repeating pattern to decorate our wall?
problem
Animated triangles

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Watch this "Notes on a Triangle" film. Can you recreate parts of the film using cut-out triangles?
problem
Happy halving

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Can you split each of the shapes below in half so that the two parts are exactly the same?
problem
Same shapes

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

How can these shapes be cut in half to make two shapes the same shape and size? Can you find more than one way to do it?
problem
HexPentas

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

How many different ways can you find of fitting five hexagons together? How will you know you have found all the ways?
problem
Transforming the letters

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

What happens to these capital letters when they are rotated through one half turn, or flipped sideways and from top to bottom?
problem
Coordinate challenge

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Use the clues about the symmetrical properties of these letters to place them on the grid.
problem
Tiles in a public building

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

What is the same and what is different about these tiling patterns and how do they contribute to the floor as a whole?
problem
National flags

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

This problem explores the shapes and symmetries in some national flags.
game

Penta play

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

A shape and space game for 2, 3 or 4 players. Be the last person to be able to place a pentomino piece on the playing board.