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KAS Math Standard: KY.5.OA.3.a

Generate a rule for growing patterns, identifying the relationship between corresponding terms (x, y).

How Many Will There Be? Chip Off The Block
How Many Will There Be? Chip Off The Block
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 1-5
How Many Will There Be? Earthworm
How Many Will There Be? Earthworm
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 3-5
How Many Will There Be? Courtyard
How Many Will There Be? Courtyard
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 2-6
How Many Will There Be? Checkerboard
How Many Will There Be? Checkerboard
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 3-5
How Many Will There Be? Crosses
How Many Will There Be? Crosses
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 1-5
How Many Will There Be? Squares in Squares
How Many Will There Be? Squares in Squares
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 2-5
How Many Will There Be? Pyramids
How Many Will There Be? Pyramids
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 2-4
How Many Will There Be? Sliced Circles
How Many Will There Be? Sliced Circles
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 1-5
How Many Will There Be? Xs and Os
How Many Will There Be? Xs and Os
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 1-7
How Many Will There Be? Desks
How Many Will There Be? Desks
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 2-5
How Many Will There Be? Stairs
How Many Will There Be? Stairs
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 1-5
How Many Will There Be? Flowers
How Many Will There Be? Flowers
These flowers sure are getting bigger faster! How large will they be in step 10? What about step 50?
Gr 1-6
How Many Will There Be? Triangles Within Triangles
How Many Will There Be? Triangles Within Triangles
A triangle splits and splits and splits again. How many will there be in step 20?
Gr 1-4
Math Curiosity: Klauber’s Triangle
Math Curiosity: Klauber’s Triangle
In 1932, a leading authority on rattlesnakes, Laurence Klauber, discovered a startling pattern within a triangle of primes.
Gr 1-5
Math Curiosity: Ulam Spiral
Math Curiosity: Ulam Spiral
What if we make a huge spiral of numbers and then highlight only the primes? Well, a bunch of weird patterns show up!
Gr 1-4
Math Curiosity: A Pattern Packed Triangle
Math Curiosity: A Pattern Packed Triangle
Pascal’s pattern-packed triangle is a potent puzzle for pupils to ponder.
Gr 3-5
Math Curiosity: Odds & Squares
Math Curiosity: Odds & Squares
Why does the sum of the first 5 odds also equal 5 squared?
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Math Curiosity: Legendre’s Conjecture
Math Curiosity: Legendre’s Conjecture
It seems like there’s always a prime number between two perfect squares… but is this always the case!?
Gr 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Math Curiosity: Twin Primes
Math Curiosity: Twin Primes
What do you call two prime numbers who are very close together?
Gr 3-4
Math Curiosity: Collatz Conjecture
Math Curiosity: Collatz Conjecture
The Collatz Conjecture: start with any number and get to 1 using just two rules. It seems to always work…
Gr 1-6