Welcome to the Problem Of The Week (P.O.T.W.)!!!
Last
week we learned about pentominoes (here’s a reminder: A pentomino is a polygon
made from 5 squares of the same size, connected so that each square that touches
another square does so only on a complete side). Here are 2 of the 12 pentomino
shapes that are different.
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Now
that we remember what a pentomino is let’s challenge ourselves! The problem is to fit
the 12 different pentomino pieces into a rectangle. Use the grid paper in your math workbook to help you. Draw a rectangle with an area of 60 squares
(for example: 6x10) and fill it using the 12 different pentomino pieces. Use at least 4 different colours to
colour each pentomino piece. (5
marks: 1 mark for the solution and 1 mark for each colour asked for)
Hint: use wood/plastic
cubes or squares cut out of thick paper/cardboard to help you find these
shapes!
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the Calgary Board of Education