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There are lots of interesting designs to be made by tessellating triangles. Have a go yourself, and if you discover anything interesting, email primary.nrich@maths.org to tell us what you've done!
Please don't worry that your solution is not "complete" - we'd like to hear about anything you have tried.
Teachers - you might like to send in a summary of your children's work.
Tessellating Triangles
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level 
There are lots of interesting designs to be made by tessellating triangles. Have a go yourself, and if you discover anything interesting, email primary.nrich@maths.org to tell us what you've done!
Please don't worry that your solution is not "complete" - we'd like to hear about anything you have tried.
Teachers - you might like to send in a summary of your children's work.
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