In recreational math, superTangrams are called tetratans or tetraboloes. They are an example of polyforms.
- Context and background:
- Geometric Puzzles in the Classroom
- A unit (grades 6-12):
- SuperTangram Labs
Until I find some other way to make them available, I will sell you plastic superTangrams at $3.00 a set, plus shipping / handling. (Send me
e-mail
.)
Download these four puzzle books in PDFs (each book includes teachers' notes in the front and solutions in the back):
- SuperTangrams for Beginners, Book 1 1987
(grades K-5)
- Front Matter
- The Pieces
- Shapes
- Smaller Puzzles
- Twos
- Larger Puzzles
- Solutions
- -- The whole book (1.5 MB)
- SuperTangrams for Beginners, Book 2 1987
(grades 4-12)
- Front Matter
- The Pieces
- Blowups
- Pent-houses
- Hex-houses
- Solutions
- -- The whole book (1.7 MB)
- SuperTangram Activities, Book 1 1986
(grades 6-12)
- Front Matter
- Doubles
- Right Trapezoids
- Parallelograms
- Rectangles
- Solutions
- -- The whole book (1.1 MB)
- SuperTangram Activities, Book 2 1986
(grades 6-12)
- Front Matter
- Isosceles Trapezoids
- Hexagons
- Octagons
- Triples
- Solutions
- -- The whole book (1 MB)
