Hexpentas

At one level, learners can explore ways of putting the five shapes together by ‘playing’ with hexagon pieces. At a higher level, more experienced or older students can be expected to go about the activity in an organized, systematic way. In addition, this problem encourages learners to use visualization and to apply their understanding of reflective and rotational symmetry. The two pdf files (hexagonal shapes) could be used to introduce the challenge by creating some hexagons to be dragged around the interactive whiteboard screen.