PENTOMINOES

PUZZLES
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If you want more fun with Pentominoes

look at these.

Pentominoes Jar set of 72

Pentominoes

Build perfect units called pentas by placing a certain number of pentominoes on the game
board. A game for 1 or 2 players.

Katamino

Pentominoes goes 3D.

Players are encouraged to "think inside the box" as they try to fit 16 of the 17 3-D
pentamino pieces inside the playing perimeters.

Quantumino

PENTOMINOES Puzzle 1
A shape made by joining 5 squares together is a pentomino.
How many different shapes can you make by joining 5 squares together?
Squares can be joined along a side but cannot be joined by a corner only.
These would be shapes.

These would not be shapes.

Draw your pentominoes using the squares below.

PENTOMINOES Puzzle 1
SOLUTION
Answer 12 shapes
NOTE: Each shape is named with the letter that it resembles.

PENTOMINOES Puzzle 2
Look at the 12 pentominoes below and answer the questions.
1. Which of the pentominoes have line symmetry? ________________
(This means that one half is the mirror image of the other half.)
2. Which of the pentominoes have rotational symmetry? ____________
(This means that it looks the same when it is rotated- turned on a point.)
3. Which of the pentominoes could be used as a net to make an open
box? __________________
4. Which pentomino has the smallest perimeter? ________________

PENTOMINOES Puzzle 2 SOLUTIONS

Look at the 12 pentominoes below and answer the questions.
1. Which of the pentominoes have line symmetry? __I V T X U W__
(This means that one half is the mirror image of the other half.)
2. Which of the pentominoes have rotation symmetry? __I Z X _
(This means that it looks the same when it is rotated- turned on a point.)
3. Which of the pentominoes could be used as a net to make an open
box? __L Y N F T X Z W___
4. Which pentomino has the smallest perimeter? ______P______

PENTOMINOES Puzzle 3
Cut out the 12 pentominoes. (on page 9) Use any 3 to cover the 5 by 3
rectangle.

Use any 4 pentominoes to cover the 5 by 4 rectangle.

Use all 12 pentominoes to cover the 10 by 6 rectangle.

PENTOMINOES Puzzle 3 SOLUTIONs

ONE SOLUTION IS GIVEN FOR EACH
Use any 3 to cover the 5 by 3 rectangle.

Use any 4 pentominoes to cover the 5 by 4 rectangle.

Use all 12 pentominoes to cover the 10 by 6 rectangle.

Cut out Pentominoes for Puzzle 3.

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