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Cut and Change

Turn triangles into a square, squares into a rectangle ... This collection of activities invites you to cut up shapes and create new ones.

Are you up for the challenge?

 

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Triangles into Squares

Can you really create a square from all these identical triangles? You may need to think about properties of 2D shapes. Don't give up!

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Fitted

Can you fit all nine squares together to make a rectangle? Explore this intriguing task which can be tackled in a variety of ways.

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Rearrange and Make

Explore making squares of different sizes and all manner of other shapes using just the seven tangram pieces. You'll need to make use of your knowledge of properties of shapes and perhaps some visualisation.

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