Learners respond to 11 questions that require them to examine numbers and identify patterns. They also solve four math word problems regarding patterns.

Put on your thinking caps because middle school math has never been more interesting in this huge resource full of thought provoking questions. Written as a newsletter, the resource has 10 two-page newsletters with a variety of...

In this problem solving strategies instructional activity, learners answer a set of 10 multiple choice questions. Students may click on a link to see correct answers.

Help learners find joy in facing mathematical challenges. The questions posed on this worksheet encourage young mathematicians to utilize skills learned throughout a geometry unit, and to apply themselves and persevere through...

Sidewalk patterns ... it's definitely not foursquare! Learners investigate patterns in sidewalk blocks, write an expression to represent the pattern, and then solve problems using the expressions.

For this math problem solving worksheet, students examine 6 word problems in order to determine how best to solve each of them using number patterns.

Number towers use addition or multiplication to ensure each level is equal. While this is common in factoring, it is often not used with algebraic equations. Solving these six questions relies on problem solving skills and being able to...

Use mathematics to show your classes the power of a good model. Young mathematicians analyze the famous Ponzi pyramid scheme using an exponential pattern. They make conclusions on the reliability of the plan and why it is illegal. 

In this number patterns worksheet, students solve 10 problems in which a sequence of 7 numbers is analyzed and the pattern determined. Students continue the pattern and write the next two numbers.

In this tessellations worksheet, students identify shapes such as hexagons, octagons and other regular polygons and determine if the shapes will tessellate. They explore why some regular polygons tessellate while others do not. This...

In this problem solving practice worksheet, learners solve 6 problems that require them to identify what is wrong in the 6 given patterns.

For this algebra and patterns practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.

In this math patterns worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 6 problems that require them to complete messages by finding patterns.

Learn to visualize mathematical patterns as a folded pattern. Beginning with a visual display, the task encourages pupils to view sequences as a folded table. The pattern of the table then becomes a formula in a spreadsheet that...

In this complete the patterns worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to finish 4 patterns by adding the 2 shapes that come next in each of them.

Many problems in life have more than one possible solution, and the same is true for advanced mathematics. Scholars solve seven problems that all have at least two solutions. Then three higher-level thinking questions challenge them to...

In this holiday math worksheet, learners solve 7 problems pertaining to the number of toys elves make in one day. Students analyze the numbers in the series and continue the pattern.

In this numerical value activity, students determine the numerical value given to letter in an addition problem.  The solution to the problem is provided. 

In this online interactive number patterns worksheet, students read examples and use their problem solving skills in order to solve to 22 problems that require them to complete number sequences.

In this patterns problem solving instructional activity, students examine 4 shape patterns and then draw the two shapes that should come next in each pattern.

In this math word problems worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 6 story problems that require them to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.

In this number patterns worksheet, learners solve 4 problems in which a series of numbers is analyzed and the pattern determined. Students fill in the next number in the pattern.

In this multiplication and division practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they use a multiplication table to solve 6 problems.

Designers in Prague are not diagonally challenged. The mini-assessment provides a complex pattern made from blocks. Individuals use the pattern to find the area and perimeter of the design. To find the perimeter, they use the Pythagorean...