Patterns

What is a pattern core?

• It is a short part of the pattern that repeats.

• It is a shape, size and colour.

• It grows and repeats.

• It shrinks.

What would come next? 9, 12, __, 18

• 3

• 6

• 15

• 13

What is the pattern rule in 5, 10, 15, 20, 25?

• It is decreasing by 2’s

• It is growing by 10’s

• It has different numbers

• It is increasing by 5’s.

What is a pattern attribute?

• It is a different design

• It is a different shape

• It is a different colour

• It is a different size

• All of the above

What kind of pattern is this? 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10?

• Growing pattern

• Shrinking pattern

• Repeating pattern

• None of them

Fill in the pattern: __, 8, 12, __, 20, 24.

Fill in the pattern: 50, ___, 40, ___, ___, 25, ___, ___, 10, 5.

What is a growing pattern, give an example.

What is a repeating pattern, give an example.

What is a shrinking pattern, give an example.