POWER IN PATTERNS:
EXPLORING
SEQUENCES IN MATH
10
UNLOCKING PATTERNS IN NUMBERS AND SHAPES
WHAT ARE PATTERNS?
• PATTERNS ARE PREDICTABLE
ARRANGEMENTS OF
NUMBERS OR SHAPES.
• THEY FOLLOW A SPECIFIC
RULE OR SEQUENCE.
• TYPES INCLUDE ARITHMETIC,
GEOMETRIC, AND VISUAL
PATTERNS.
WHY ARE PATTERNS IMPORTANT?
• THEY HELP US PREDICT AND
SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS.
• PATTERNS APPEAR IN ART,
NATURE, ARCHITECTURE, AND
TECHNOLOGY.
• LEARNING TO IDENTIFY
PATTERNS BUILDS ALGEBRAIC
THINKING.
GROWING AND SHRINKING PATTERNS
• USED IN VISUAL OR REAL-LIFE
SEQUENCES (E.G., TILES,
CUBES).
• INVOLVE INCREASING OR
DECREASING SHAPES.
• CAN BE DESCRIBED USING
TABLES OR GRAPHS.
INTERACTIVE: WHAT'S THE RULE?
• FIND THE RULE: 4, 7, 10,
13, __?__
• FIND THE RULE: 81, 27, 9,
3, __?__
• CHALLENGE: CREATE YOUR
OWN PATTERN AND QUIZ A
CLASSMATE!
PATTERNS IN NATURE AND DESIGN
• FIBONACCI SEQUENCE IN
FLOWERS AND PINECONES.
• SPIRALS IN SHELLS, STARS,
GALAXIES.
• ISLAMIC TILING PATTERNS
AND INDIGENOUS DESIGNS
USE SYMMETRY AND
GRAPHING PATTERNS
• PLOTTING PATTERNS
SHOWS LINEAR OR
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH.
• ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES
MAKE STRAIGHT LINES
ON GRAPHS.
• GEOMETRIC SEQUENCES
REAL-WORLD APPLICATION
• BUDGETING: PREDICT
MONTHLY EXPENSES USING
PATTERNS.
• TECHNOLOGY: PATTERNS IN
CODE AND ENCRYPTION.
• CONSTRUCTION: BRICK AND
TILE LAYOUTS FOLLOW
REPEATING SEQUENCES.
PATTERN HUNT AROUND THE SCHOOL
OBJECTIVE: SEE PATTERNS IN THE
ENVIRONMENT
HOW:
SEND STUDENTS ON A PATTERN
SCAVENGER HUNT (E.G., TILES,
FENCE DESIGNS, LOCKERS, STEPS).
TAKE PICTURES, DESCRIBE THE
PATTERN RULE, AND PRESENT
FINDINGS.
OPTIONAL: CREATE A COLLAGE OR
MINI POSTER.
ARITHMETIC PATTERNS
• ALSO CALLED LINEAR
SEQUENCES.
• HAVE A COMMON DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN TERMS.
• EXAMPLE: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14...
(+3EACH TIME)
• FORMULA: AN = A1 + (N-1)D
GEOMETRIC PATTERNS
• HAVE A COMMON RATIO
BETWEEN TERMS.
• EACH TERM IS MULTIPLIED BY
THE SAME NUMBER.
• EXAMPLE: 3, 6, 12, 24... (×2
EACH TIME)
• FORMULA: AN = A1 × R^(N-1)
• WHAT
LET’S PATTERNS
REFLECT DID YOU
ENJOY EXPLORING THE MOST?
• WHERE ELSE DO YOU SEE
PATTERNS IN YOUR LIFE?
• HOW CAN IDENTIFYING A
PATTERN HELP IN SOLVING A
PROBLEM?