Growing and Shrinking Patterns
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Growing and Shrinking Patterns
Growing and shrinking patterns worksheet: ten patterns of whole numbers. Find a term, which term a number is, a rule for term n, a missing term, and which patterns are linear. Grade 6, with an answer key.
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Find the rule of a growing or shrinking pattern, use it to find the nth term or the term number of a value, fill in missing terms, and tell linear patterns from others, with whole, decimal, integer and rational numbers.
Reviewed by Mr. Daniel Carter, Teacher. How we check worksheets
How to use this sheet
- Have the child write the change between each pair of numbers above the pattern, such as +3 or ×2.
- Ask the child to state the rule in words and test it on every number, not only the first two.
- For input-output tables, have the child check the rule on each row before using it on the empty ones.
Common mistakes
- Finding a rule from the first two numbers only, so 2, 4, 8 is called "add 2". Check every step.
- Mixing up a rule that adds each time with one that multiplies.
- In a table, using the change down the output column as the rule, instead of what is done to each input.
