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BRAIN GAMES

PROGRAM YOUR

To perform even the simplest
task, your brain weighs up a
constant flow of information FRIEND
from your senses and
effortlessly decides what
to do. A machine, however,
can only follow instructions.
These games reveal how
Step 2
difficult it is to give and
You are going to help your friend
interpret instructions. make a picture. However, he or
she doesn’t know what it is. Choose
a picture from this page. Now give
Puzzling time You will need: your friend precise one-step
instructions as to how to arrange the
A tangram is an ǩ 3DSHU DQG VFLVVRUV pieces. For example, say, “Take the
ancient Chinese ǩ 5XOHU small brown square and place it on
puzzle that can be ǩ &RORUHG SHQFLOV its point.” This is surprisingly tricky.
arranged in many or pens
ways to make shapes. ǩ $ IULHQG
Your challenge here
is to guide a friend
to make pictures
from these shapes.

Step 1
Using the tangram below as a guide, draw
a square on a piece of paper and divide it
into seven individual shapes. Then color
and cut out each shape.
Step 3
Next it is your turn to make a
picture based on the instructions
of your friend. How does it feel
to be the person receiving the
instructions? How did you
do compared to your friend?

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