At-home STEM Activities: Tangrams

Tangrams are a geometric puzzle that have been entertaining people for centuries. A set of tangrams is comprised of seven shapes: 2 large right triangles, 1 medium right triangle, 2 small right triangles, a square, and a parallelogram. In a tangram puzzle, you want to use all 7 shapes to form the given picture. This can be tricky since there are billions of ways to arrange the shapes, but you’re trying to find the one that makes the right shape.

As you work with tangrams, you’re growing in your analytical skills, your spatial awareness, and your understanding in how shapes can be manipulated. Let’s make our own set of tangrams and working on our problem solving abilities!