Tangram Treasure Hunt

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


• Teacher Page

by Irene Johnson, Redwood

Tangram Treasure Hunt is a WebQuest for third grade students to explore the use of tangrams.

Introduction

An ancient Chinese puzzle, called a tan gram, consists of 7 pieces which are cut from a square. 

A long time ago there was an ancient Chinese Emperor named Saki, who had three sons. His sons did not always listen to him nor did they care to learn from his wisdom. The emperor decided not to "give" them his inheritance but to make them "work" for it. He buried his treasure to keep it safe. He created a treasure map but cut into seven pieces. The only way for any of the sons to obtain the treasure was to accomplish The Seven Tasks. This angered the sons that their father would not just give them the inheritance. They were too lazy to ever attempt the tasks and locate the treasure. To this day the buried treasure has never been found.