AO2: Connect members of sequential patterns with their ordinal position and use tables, graphs, and diagrams to find relationships between successive elements of number and spatial patterns.

The unit investigates patterns made using matchsticks and tiles, so it involves the children in active learning. The relation between the number of the term of a pattern and the number of matchsticks (tiles) that that term has, is explored with a view to finding a general rule. This rule can be expressed in words or any other way that the class is comfortable with.

The unit investigates how the link between recursive rules and pattern on the hundred’s board and other types of arrangements for whole numbers. Students are encouraged to find rules for relationships as shown through patterns on number grids and calculator outputs.

In this unit we introduce some number patterns using buildings constructed with squares. The aim of the unit is for the students to be fluent in constructing tables of patterns and in finding the recurrence rule for a simple pattern where the increase from term to term is a constant.  We also talk about the general rule but don’t expect all students to be able to fully grasp and use this concept.

This unit aims to give students the opportunity to explore recurrence rules for patterns where the increase from one term to the next is not constant.  Encourage them to find the recurrence rule.  Actually some students will find it easier to find the general rule here as in some ways it is less complicated than the recurrence rule. 

In this unit students explore the use of cups and counters as a model to analyse the effects of operations rather than focusing on specific numbers.

These exercises and activities are for students to use independently of the teacher to practice number properties.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand link activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand link activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand link activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand link activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand link activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand link activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand link activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand link activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra strand link activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra link activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 algebra activity from the Figure It Out series. It relates to Stage 6 of the Number Framework.

This is a level 3 algebra activity from the Figure It Out series.

These are level 3 number, algebra, and statistics problems from the Figure It Out series.

These are level 3 number, algebra, measurement problems from the Figure It Out series.

These are level 3 number and algebra problems from the Figure It Out series.

These are level 3 number, algebra, and geometry problems from the Figure It Out series.

These are level 3 number and algebra and level 5 number problems from the Figure It Out series.

These are level 3 number and algebra problems from the Figure It Out series.

These are level 3 algebra, geometry and number problems from the Figure It Out series.

These are level 4 number, and measurement problems and level 3 algebra problems from the Figure It Out series.

use common multiples to solve problems (Problem 1)

use addition and problem solving strategies to solve problems (Problem 2)

continue a sequential pattern to find a rule and predict a future member (Problem 3)

This is a level 3 number and algebra activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

This is a level 3 algebra and level 4 number activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

This is a level 3 algebra activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

This is a level (2+ to 3+) mathematics in science contexts activity from the Figure It Out series.