OK, so I keep thinking of so many things that many come and go with how hectic my past year has been. I am WAY behind on posts I have simmering in my mind, so I want to get this one knocked out….
Fill out the following form from Fawn’s site by observing the pattern shown in the following series of pictures:
| URL: visualpatterns.org
Name: __________________ Pattern #: _____ |
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| 1. Draw the next step:
2. Complete this table:
3. What do you notice? What do you wonder? 4. Write the equation: 5. Graph the relationship below. |
I typically do not show them the following pictures until there arises a discussion on how to do #1. I want to see how students visualize the next step and it creates some interesting discussions when they start talking 4D and 5D. I stress that this isn’t the only possibility, just one that my mind visualizes when I try to make sense out of patterns of this nature.
What is the equation for this pattern?
How many blocks in the 43rd Step?
What patterns do you notice?
