Pattern

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Pattern Algebra Gr.34

• Marian Small
• University of New Brunswick
• Author Nelson Math, PRIME

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Make a pattern.What comes next?

• 2, 6,.

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Make a pattern.What comes next?

• 2, 6, 10, 14,
• 2, 6, 18, 54, 162,..
• 2, 6, 14, 30, 62,
• 2, 6, 2, 6, 2, 6,..
• 2, 6, 12, 16, 22, 26,.
• 2, 6, 3, 7, 4, 8,

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Square your name
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Try these

• What letter is in the last box if you use a 5 x 5
  table?
• What letter is in the last box if you use a 7 x 7
  table?
• What size box would you use so the second letter
  in your name is last?

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Our variation

• Work with a partner.
• Draw a 6 x 6 grid.
• On your turn, you draw a shape that can be
  striped or polka dot or not, that can be small or
  large and that can be a triangle, square or
  circle.
• Neighboring boxes show one attribute differences.

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Hundred chart

• Use the hundred chart.
• Describe at least 5 patterns.

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Arrow Math

• What does each mean?

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Other Charts for Patterns

• Calendar
• Multiplication table

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Calendar
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Multiple patterns
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Multiple patterns
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A famous pattern
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Two-variable equations

• Plot each graph. What do you notice?
• 10
• 12
• - 5
• - 7

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T-charts

• Serve as a precursor to tables of values
• Help establish the idea of a pattern rule

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T-charts
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T-charts

• Create a problem involving pattern blocks where a
  t-chart is a useful tool for solving the problem.

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Pattern problems
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Pattern problems
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Pattern problems
Explain why every third term of the Fibonacci
sequence has to be an even number. 1, 1, 2, 3,
5, 8,.
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Pattern problems
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In Summary

• The most valuable things you can do are
• to help students see the usefulness of
  understanding pattern in order to predict.
• to help students see you cant be sure without a
  pattern rule

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In Summary

• But make sure they realize that not everything
  mathematical is about pattern.