Triangles

  • Sorting Logic Blocks
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    Sorting Logic Blocks

    Age
    5 to 11
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    This activity focuses on similarities and differences between shapes.

  • Folding Flowers 2
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    Folding Flowers 2

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Make a flower design using the same shape made out of different sizes of paper.
  • Tri.'s
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    Tri.'s

    Age
    7 to 11
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    How many triangles can you make on the 3 by 3 pegboard?
  • A pair of scissors about to cut the corner of a blue piece of paper.
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    Cutting Corners

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Can you make the most extraordinary, the most amazing, the most unusual patterns/designs from these triangles which are made in a special way?

  • A section of a bracelet made of colourful beads.
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    Bracelets

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Investigate the different shaped bracelets you could make from 18 different spherical beads. How do they compare if you use 24 beads?

  • Tessellating Triangles
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    Tessellating Triangles

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Can you make these equilateral triangles fit together to cover the paper without any gaps between them? Can you tessellate isosceles triangles?
  • Cut and Make
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    Cut and Make

    Age
    7 to 11
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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?
  • Part the Polygons
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    Part the Polygons

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Draw three straight lines to separate these shapes into four groups - each group must contain one of each shape.
  • Tri-Five
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    Tri-five

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Find all the different shapes that can be made by joining five equilateral triangles edge to edge.