Tangram challenge

Age Group:      5 - 9 years

Level:                 Easy

Duration:         1 week

ICT tools          TwinSpace, Geogebra, Graphic software and web resources

 

 

Improving ICT and internet communication skills; helping pupils to learn different mathematical

representations and foster the concept of equivalence of figures.

 

Pupils in each participating school use a sectioned square consisting of seven pieces to create a shape of some kind. The objective is to form a specific, unique shape with seven pieces. The shape must contain all pieces, without overlapping. They can draw this following the instructions on Wikipedia or using interactive web resources, such as this Geogebra tangram.

 

Teachers help, guide students in their first task of setting up the geometrical shapes and provide them with the tools they need. They organise a forum and chat sessions where students can show and talk about their work.

 

 

 

Pupils develop a range of pictures or digital images, scanning the pictures or using Geogebra to exchange their works between the participating schools. They then have final discussions together about their shapes and formulate ideas for future projects tasks.

Teachers organise and publish the final products in the TwinSpace. They then encourage their pupils to participate in final discussions and to create their own new project tasks and topics.

 

 

The activity proposed above is a part of two longer project kits: 

 

Also in...