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LAB
3
TOUGHER TANGRAMS
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TANGRAMS CHALLENGE
Materials
✔
2 sets of tangrams (
see page 14
)
1.
Can you make a house with your
seven tangrams
(fig. 1)
?
2.
Can you make a boat with your
seven tangrams
(fig. 2)
?
3.
Can you make an arrow with
your seven tangrams
(fig. 3)
?
4.
Can you make a double arrow
with your seven tangrams
(fig. 4)
?
5.
Can you make these two bridges
(fig. 5)
? (You’ll need a set of tan-
grams for each bridge.)
6.
Can you make these monks
using your seven tangrams
(fig. 6)
?
This puzzle was created by English
mathematician Henry Ernest
Dudeny (1857–1930). Two monks
look the same, but one is missing a
foot. (You’ll need a full set of seven
tangrams for each monk.)
