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Now that I know the specific nature of the term, this would cause me to alter my introduction some: "The tangrams you may have played with before consist of 7 shapes that can be arranged into a square and countless other designs. The set of shapes you will work with today are a lot like tangrams, but in this case you will have 10 pieces to work with as you build the designs." I don't think this revelation would cause me to change the title, though, as the goal is to associate math with prior experiences and/or a fun piece of culture rather than to make a serious claim regarding authenticity.
In any event, the designs were fun to make (my wife actually came up with half of them), so I would encourage you to add to the assortment. Students come up with some good ones as well. Thanks for your question; I hope it ends up working well for your students!
Aaron
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