This task is about shape patterns and how they change.
In this task you:
- use straws to build a pattern,
- make a prediction about how many straws you need for more patterns and
- write an explanation.
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Your teacher will give you 3 straws. Use these straws to make a triangle. |
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Your teacher will give you 2 more straws. Add these 2 straws onto the triangle you have made so there are 2 triangles touching side by side. |
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Your teacher will give you 2 more straws. Now add these 2 straws onto what you have already made to make 3 triangles touching side by side. |
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How many straws did you use altogether to make 3 triangles? __________ |
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| e) |
How many straws would you need altogether to make 4 triangles? __________ |
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How many straws would you need altogether to make 5 triangles? __________ |
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| g) |
i) ii) |
How many straws would you need altogether to make 10 triangles? __________ How did you work this out? |
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