What is a pattern core?
The part of the pattern that repeats.
What kind of pattern is this?
AB
What is a growing pattern?
A growing pattern gets bigger each time we continue the pattern.
What is the pattern rule?
8, 11, 14, 17, 20
start at 8, add 3 each time
A B B A B B A B B
1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
What is a pattern rule?
What kind of pattern is this?
AAB
What is a shrinking pattern?
What is the pattern rule?
600, 500, 400, 300, 200
Start at 600, subtract 100 each time
Give an example of an ABC pattern using colours
red, blue, yellow, red, blue, yellow, red, blue, yellow
What is a term?
Each piece of the pattern is called a term.
What is the pattern core?
A A B C A A B C A A B C
AABC
Is this pattern growing or shrinking?
30, 40, 50, 60, 70
Growing
What is the pattern rule?
45, 50, 55, 60, 65
Start at 45, add 5 each time
What would come next in this pattern?
star
What is an element?
The objects used in the pattern.
What is the pattern core?
6 8 2 6 8 2 6 8 2
682
Is this pattern growing or shrinking?
69, 59, 49, 39, 29
shrinking
What is the pattern rule?
56, 50, 44, 38, 32
Start at 56, subtract 6 each time
What is missing in this pattern?
A A B ___ A A B C A ___ B C
Give 3 examples of pattern attributes.
Shape, colour, size, direction, orientation, material, letter, number
What is the pattern core?
21, 31, 41, 51, 21, 31, 41, 51, 21, 31, 41, 51
21, 31, 41, 51
56, 58, 60, 62, ____
64
What is the pattern rule?
green triangle, green triangle, orange square
What is the pattern rule?
18, 20, 22, 24, 26
start at 18, add 2 each time