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In this activity, learners add squares to paper dominoes to make polyominoes. Learners explore how many ways they can arrange squares to create trominoes (three squares), tetrominoes (four squares), and pentominoes (five squares). Learners also calculate the perimeters and areas of each polyomino as well as experiment with rotation and reflection. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 45 to 60 minutes
- 1 cent - $1 per student
- Ages 11 - 14
- Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- 1" Square Grid (p.3) printed on cardstock (two sheets)
- Scissors
- Paper
- Pencil
- Tape
Subjects
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Mathematics
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Geometry
- Plane Geometry
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Measurement
- Polygons
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Geometry
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The Nature of Science
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The Scientific Process
- Conducting Investigations
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The Scientific Process
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Includes alignment to state and/or national standards:
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
Rights:
- All rights reserved, Exploratorium, 2010
Funding Sources:
- National Science Foundation
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation