This is Mr McGregor the Gardener. He loves gardening and he has lots of greenhouses that are full of weird and wonderful flowers and plants.

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This is Mr McGregor the Gardener. He loves
gardening and he has lots of greenhouses that are
full of weird and wonderful flowers and
plants. Mr McGregor has a problem with his
greenhouses though and he needs some help solving
it.... Do you think you can help him?
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Mr McGregor's Problem One night when he was fast
asleep, something strange happened to his
greenhouses. The next morning he had many more
plants than the night before. Mr McGregor
cannot work out what has happened or why he has
more plants every morning. This is Class Two's
mission....can you solve the greenhouse
mystery? Mr McGregor is relying on you!
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This is Greenhouse One. In here Mr McGregor
grows sunflowers. Mr McGregor planted 1
sunflower on Monday morning, but on Tuesday
morning there were 3 sunflowers. Look at what
happened over the next few days...can you see a
pattern?
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Amount of sunflowers 1 3 5
What is the rule for this greenhouse?
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This is Greenhouse Two. In here Mr McGregor
grows pumpkins.. Mr McGregor planted 5 pumpkins
on Monday morning, but on Tuesday morning there
were 10 pumpkins. Look at what happened over the
next few days...can you see a pattern?
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Amount of pumpkins 5 10 15
Can you work this one out on your own? Work out
the rule and then continue the pattern for
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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Mr McGregor has many more greenhouses with the
same problem...plants multiplying overnight. Can
you help him work out what the pattern is in each
greenhouse? Lions, Alligators and Tigers you
will work as a group to solve 4 greenhouse
problems. You need to find the rules and
continue the sequence for the rest of the
week. Parrots you will work in partners to
solve 4 greenhouse problems. You need to find
the rules and continue the sequence for the rest
of the week. If you finish your challenge, Mrs
Sollis has got an extra problem for you!! Are
you ready to see your greenhouse problems?
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Extension Task Lions, Alligators and Tigers
Can you continue the sequence for the next week
to see how many plants Mr McGregor will have
after 2 weeks? Parrots Use your information to
work out how many plants Mr McGregor will have
after 2 weeks.