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The Actuarial Foundation: Math Academy: Can You See It in Nature? [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students will build, extend, describe, predict, graph and generate rules for patterns and functions designed to help students understand the connection between geometric and numerical patterns (younger students) as well as between...
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Study Pad

Splash Learn: Number Patterns

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Two activities on number patterns. The first gives the rule and students must complete the pattern. In the second, they are given the pattern and must identify the rule.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: School Bus: Pattern and Function: Number Patterns

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Students will play a variety of learning games to explore and practice number patterns.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Wild Park: Number Patterns

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Students will play learning games that teach students how to graph patterns and tables.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Surfing: Patterns

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Play interactive games to determine the number patterns and sequences.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Dojo: Multiplication and Number Patterns

For Students 1st - 3rd
Practice karate with Akio and learn more about patterns.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Soccer Stadium: Pattern and Function

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Students will explore patterns through interactive activities.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Finding Patterns to Make Predictions

For Students 6th - 8th
Make predictions then explore the patterns found in everyday objects like stairs. This interactive exercise focuses on developing an equation to represent a mathematical rule and working with virtual manipulatives to visualize a concept,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Predicting the Next Decimal in a Sequence

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are presented with a sequence of decimal numbers and they must identify the pattern rule and predict the next decimal. Includes...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Beat the Calculator: Adding Even Numbers

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Can you beat the calculator? Your task is to find the sum of all even numbers between two and any selected two-digit even number. If you can find the number pattern, you are sure to beat the calculator every time. Links to other "Beat...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Interpret Relationships Between Patterns

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Generate patterns using given rules. Identify relationships between terms. Graph ordered pairs consisting of corresponding terms from the patterns. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly,...
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Quia

Ixl Learning: Multiplication Input/output Tables: Find the Rule

For Students 2nd - 4th
Determine the rule for the multiplication input/output table.
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Other

20/20 Technologies: The Fruit Game (Using Patterns)

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Fruit Game is an interesting interactive game that will capture the attention of students in the study of finding and using patterns. Much like a game of tic-tac-toe, a pattern to winning must be discovered and used. The site clearly...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: What Is a Tessellation?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
The Math Forum defines and illustrates geometric tessellation.
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Two Step Number Patterns [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
The student learns how to create number patterns involving addition and subtraction.
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Increasing and Decreasing Number Patterns [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
An activity to work with number patterns and derive a rule.
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Activity
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Counting Even Numbers by Twos

For Students K - 1st Standards
Use this lesson to learn about adding two and skip counting to understanding the concepts of counting even numbers by twos. Play the interactive game "Counting Up By Twos," and get your score instantly.
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Other

Project Happy Child: 100s Board Worksheets

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use these 100s Boards to have students check for divisibility by 2-12 and for square and prime numbers. Just find the links below the 100s board that has the directions printed right on top of the worksheet.
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Roll a Rule #1 [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An activity for students to work with even and odd numbers and then find a pattern.
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Math Slice

Basic Math: Number Pattern

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This resource covers number patterns where students can choose a range of numbers and the type of pattern they would like to practice. After selecting parameters students are timed completing ten problems with instant feedback and an...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Frog Hops, Part 2

For Students 6th - 9th
In this video from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad must figure out the new input/output pattern on Hacker's larger cyberfrog.
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PBS

Pbs Mathline: Bead Dazzling (Proportional Reasoning) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A comprehensive lesson plan on algebraic thinking where students create and identify patterns using proportional reasoning. Research based, this lesson plan includes technology connections, items for discussion, and extension activities.
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Handout
Other

Helping With Math: Generating Patterns & Identifying Relationships

For Students 5th Standards
A tutorial and downloadable worksheets that practice generating patterns and identifying relationships. It offers a pretest, an explanation with examples, practice, and a test.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Games Frogs

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Use this interactive game to improve your knowledge and understanding of patterns and algebra. Can you describe a rule to follow where you make the least moves? Just follow the instructions below it.