Tangrams

Learning Objectives
Calculate areas by counting squares and perimeters by
measuring sides
Use the correct language for shapes

The Tangram is made from cutting a square into 7 pieces

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Write down the mathematical name for each of the 7 pieces.

Can you place the pieces in order of size, with the largest first.

Draw a tangram on square cm paper starting with a 16 by 16 square

Calculate the area and perimeter of the tangram

Calculate the area and perimeter of each of the 7 pieces

Rearrange the 7 pieces of the tangram to make a rectangle

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rectangle to see a
solution

Write down the area and the perimeter of the rectangle

Rearrange the 7 pieces of the tangram to make the following

shapes
Pentagon

Trapezium

Hexagon

Parallelogram

Right Angled
Triangle
Write down the area and the perimeter of each shape

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What other shapes can you make with all the pieces of the
tangram?
Cat

Person

Boat

Bird

 D Cavill
2005