1. Tangrams
Step by Step

2. Draw a square with sides of length 12cm
Mark the centre of each side.
Now cut carefully along the lines to make your 7-piece Tangram

4. Tangrams Now use the seven pieces of your Tangram to make:
An isosceles triangle
A rectangle
A parallelogram
An isosceles trapezium
A hexagon

5. Answers – Watch carefully
Isosceles Triangle
How can we be sure it is isosceles?
What else can you say about this triangle?

6. Rectangle
How do you know it is a rectangle?

7. Parallelogram
How can we be sure that it is a parallelogram?

8. Isosceles Trapezium

9. How can we be sure that this is definitely an isosceles trapezium?

10. Hexagon – not so straight forward!
Is it a regular hexagon?
Why?

11. Using all seven pieces of your Tangram,
can you make each of the following shapes?

12. Answers – How well did you do?

13. Need help?
Here are some solutions to help you.