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rules
spatial patterns
In this practical task, students use counters to continue a spatial pattern, then describe a rule to show how the pattern was made.
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0Keywords:
rules
spatial patterns
Students use place value rods in this practical task to build up square patterns. Students then predict the number needed for the next pattern and explain their rule.
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1Keywords:
rules
spatial patterns
Students complete a table showing the number of counters used to make a series of L-shapes. They identify the number of counters needed for different situations, and describe the relationship as a rule.
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0Keywords:
rules
spatial patterns
Students identify the number of dots in the <i>n</i>th shape of a series of spatial patterns.
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4Keywords:
recursive rules
rules
spatial patterns
The start of spatial matchstick patterns are shown and described in tables. Students complete the tables and show the rules in either words or equations.
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2Keywords:
rules
spatial patterns
Students complete a table showing the number of matchsticks used in a spatial pattern, identify the number of matchsticks required for a given shape, and describe the rule for the pattern.
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3Keywords:
functional rules
spatial patterns
Students draw the next two patterns in a spatial pattern, complete a table and questions about the pattern, and write a rule to describe the pattern.
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2Keywords:
functional rules
spatial patterns
Students answer two questions about the number of seats available as more tables are added to a row, and state a rule for the pattern.
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3Keywords:
functional rules
spatial patterns
Students complete a table showing the number of matchsticks used to build a series of pentagons. They identify the number of matchsticks required for a given pentagon and state the rule as an word equation.
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1Keywords:
functional rules
number patterns
spatial patterns
Students use matchsticks to continue a triangular spatial pattern and write a rule to describe the number needed for each pattern. They then complete a table and a rule to show the relationship between the number of triangles and the number of matchsticks.
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2Keywords:
graph construction
number patterns
rules
Students identify and continue the number pattern for a stack of cans and complete a graph to demonstrate the relationship between two sets of numbers.
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1Keywords:
functional rules
quadratic equation
spatial patterns
square numbers
Students draw the next two triangles in a spatial pattern, calculate the areas of a range of triangles, work out the height of a triangle given its area, and write a rule for the pattern.
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1Keywords:
functional rules
growing patterns
recursive rules
rules
spatial patterns
Students find the next three shapes in several growing shape patterns and explain how they worked out the shapes.
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1Keywords:
model construction
practical
quadratic equation
recursive rules
spatial patterns
In this task students continue a triangular shape pattern with sticks to explore the rule used in the pattern. Students then use their understanding of the pattern rule to continue the pattern without the sticks.