Tangram Puzzle

Tangram is an old chinese puzzle, where 7 puzzle pieces (called tans) have to be placed within a given shape in a way such that the whole shape is covered and none of the pieces overlap.

Each tangram puzzle contains the following:
- 2 large right triangles
- 1 medium-sized right triangle
- 2 small right triangles
- 1 small square
- 1 parallelogram

Benefit of Tangrams
Tangram improves the development of skills such as visual intelligence and problem-solving in individuals.
While the benefits of tangram puzzles can be seen in people of varies age, they are most beneficial to kids:
- problem-solving and logical thinking
- develops geometric intuition
- creativity mind
- hands - eye motor skill
- spatial relationships
- fraction

As noted by Zhen Yuan and his colleagues, solving tangram puzzles appears to activate parts of the brain associated with creative thinking and trial-and-error problem-solving (Hu et al, 2019).