Polyominoes are simply patterns made from squares
a. Making squares
b. Rule for playing with polyominoes
c. Making patterns Question: Make as many different patterns as you can with two squares (called Dominoes). Remember the rule! Question: Make as many different patterns as you can with three squares (called Trominoes) Remember the rule!
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Question: Make as many different patterns as you can with five squares (called Pentominoes). Question: Make as many different patterns as you can with six squares (called Hexominoes).
d. Areas and perimeters of polyominoes
a. Lines of symmetry
b. Look around you for symmetry
c. Rotational symmetry
d. Regular shapes and symmetry
e. Symmetrical classification of the alphabet
a. Collecting solids Make your own collection of various solids:
b. Counting faces, vertices and edges Count the number of faces, vertices and edges on a variety of solids.
c. Making and folding a cube Copy out the grid of squares below (squares 3 x 3 cm):
d. Making a tetrahedron
e. A parcel