Tangram Puzzles

[number6]

I was at my daughter's school today helping out in the computer lab and the activity they were working on today was Tangram puzzles to sharpen logical and spatial thinking. I was having some problems with one of the puzzles myself. Here is a link to the java applet :

http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.4/index.htm

Basically you select one of the shapes at the bottom of the applet and then you have to take the pieces given to you and make them all fit in the shape. You can rotate the shapes by grabbing any of the corners and dragging the mouse. Give it a try!

[bryorama]

Lol, wow that is hard omg I cant get any of them lol! ??? :P :-[

[Andrew]

I tried one, got frustrated and stopped. (also studying for exams)

But I may try later to increase my shape skills.

[number6]

They are quite challenging I must admit. What really bothers me about these puzzles is that they are supposed to be solvable by 3rd grade students! Some of the kids in class seemed to have no problem with them.

[number6]

I am able to solve all of them now. Once you have solved the easiest ones you will have a strategy for the harder ones in no time.

[Acriku]

Never mind, found it (put it into IE and the applet worked).

I can do a triangle, square, and rectangle but that's it.

[Andrew]

Where's the link? I can't find the link to try on your link ???

where the java program graphic thing is click on the bottom of it where there is shapes, then you can fill them in.

[lowzeewee]

>:( I can't do a single one.....*Smashes a beer bottle on his head*

[Digital Guerrilla]

I did not complete all of them but I will try them later. :-[

[lowzeewee]

I got the arrow one now!