Triangles

  • Part the Polygons
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    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.
  • Bunting with five different coloured triangles.
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    Tri-Five

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

  • Putting Two and Two Together
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    Putting Two and Two Together

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In how many ways can you fit two of these yellow triangles together? Can you predict the number of ways two blue triangles can be fitted together?
  • Triangle Relations
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    Triangle Relations

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What do these two triangles have in common? How are they related?
  • Three Triangles
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    Three Triangles

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What do you notice when you put three triangles together?
  • Possible Pairs
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    Possible Pairs

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In this game, you turn over two cards and try to draw a triangle which has both properties.

  • Triangle in a Square
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    Triangle in a Square

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Do you agree with Badger's statements? Is Badger's reasoning watertight? Why or why not?

  • Regular Rings 1
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    Regular Rings 1

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you work out what shape is made by folding in this way? Why not create some patterns using this shape but in different sizes?

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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?
  • Diagrams
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    Diagrams

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    A group activity using visualisation of squares and triangles.