Understanding patterns is an important foundation for learning mathematical concepts. In this lesson, students not only work with patterns, they become the pattern!

This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on determining Sentence Patterns.

This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on determining Sentence Patterns.

The teaching of pattern in Grades 9-12 is discussed and a collection of sites and teaching suggestions is presented.

Contains plans for two 50-minute lessons that teach about the comparison/contrast organizational pattern. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as...

A learning activity where learners are guided into discovering the Central Limit Theorem. As they explore sampling distributions, they will identify predictable patterns which can be described with this mathematical theorem. Handouts for...

This site discusses the topic of patterns of organization of paragraphs. Links with video content and further explanations about the following patterns of organization topics are provided: sequence, spatial, cause and effect; order of...

This task applies reflections to a regular octagon to construct a pattern of four octagons enclosing a quadrilateral. The focus of the task is on using the properties of reflections to deduce that the quadrilateral is actually a square....

Students use GLOBE climate science visualizations to display student data on maps and to learn about seasonal changes in regional and global temperature patterns.

A lesson plan in which students play a game moving around the game board by counting syllables in words. Materials are included.

Explains single slit diffraction and models how to calculate different characteristics of the light waves.

A photographic look accompanied by stories of the sewing and dressmaking in the Japanese Canadian community.

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...

This site provides an explanation of the spatial text structure. A diagram is provided to supplement the explanation, along with numerous transition words associated with arrangement in space.

Discusses crime rates, looking at the gender differences in terms of offenses committed, whether acting alone or in a group, characteristics of groups, and trends over time.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Describes changes occurring in the structure of the typical family in America. People wait longer to get married and the divorce rate is up, leading to more single parent homes and people living alone....

Practice questions related to Mendelian inheritance.

In this task, students investigate how many coins will fit around a central coin when they are all of the same denomination, and if there is room left over. The teacher is given a chart of four coin denominations and their diameters, but...

This task serves as a possible first student exploration after an initial introduction to the form and arithmetic of complex multiplication. Students need to understand that every complex number can be expressed in the form a+bi, and...

In this activity, the student can visually identify number patterns in Pascal's triangle by coloring multiples of a given number.

For this activity, students will examine the spread of Phragmites, an invasive species, across the Atlantic from Europe to the United States, and look for connections to human navigation patterns, while applying their knowledge of...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate diffraction of light and the interference patterns that are produced through constructive and destructive interference of the waves. Students...

Download these free worksheets to sharpen your math skills. These Valentine's Day-themed math worksheets focus on topics such as patterning, multiplying and dividing, counting, and statistics.

In this instructional activity, students will participate in discussions and activities that will have them explore the number patterns and fractal properties of Pascal's Triangle.