Triangles

  • Paper Patchwork 2
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    Paper patchwork 2

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Have a go at making a few of these shapes from paper in different sizes. What patterns can you create?

  • Let's Investigate Triangles
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    Let's investigate triangles

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Vincent and Tara are making triangles with the class construction set. They have a pile of strips of different lengths. How many different triangles can they make?

  • Seven lolly sticks, arranged as a tally.
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    Seven sticks

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Explore the triangles that can be made with seven sticks of the same length.

  • Board Block
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    Board block

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Take it in turns to make a triangle on the pegboard. Can you block your opponent?

  • Matching Triangles
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    Matching triangles

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you sort these triangles into three different families and explain how you did it?

  • Inside Triangles
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    Inside triangles

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    How many different triangles can you draw which each have one dot in the middle?

  • Repeating Patterns
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    Repeating patterns

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Try continuing these patterns made from triangles. Can you create your own repeating pattern?

  • Logic Block Collections
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    Logic block collections

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    What do you think is the same about these two Logic Blocks? What others do you think go with them in the set?
  • Data shapes
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    Data shapes

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Sara and Will were sorting some pictures of shapes on cards. "I'll collect the circles," said Sara. "I'll take the red ones," answered Will. Can you see any cards they would both want?

  • Walking round a triangle
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    Walking round a triangle

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    This ladybird is taking a walk round a triangle. Can you see how much she has turned when she gets back to where she started?