The world is full of patterns. Help learners quantify those patterns with mathematical representations. The first Algebra lesson in a compilation of four uses a series of activities to build the concept of patterns using multiple representations: verbal descriptions, tables, and scatter plots.

Concepts

patterns, number patterns, scatter plots, input/output tables, making predictions

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate as an introduction to linear patterns
• Use the final activity as a performance task assessment

Classroom Considerations

• Suggests the use of Unifix cubes as manipulatives

Pros

• Includes ideas for differentiation
• Provides detailed teacher instructions with questioning strategies

Cons

• None

Common Core

8.SP.A.1