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wlLh each oLher by a speclflc rule.
x aLLern ls also known as sequence.
x 1here can be flnlLe or lnflnlLe number of members ln a paLLern.

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1hlngs LhaL are arranged followlng a rule or rules.

Lxample: Lhere ls a paLLern ln Lhese numbers:
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Lxample: Lhese Llles are arranged ln a paLLern
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numbers can have lnLeresLlng paLLerns.

A llsL of numbers LhaL follow a cerLaln
sequence or paLLern.

Lxample: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, ... sLarLs aL
1 and [umps 3 every Llme.

AnoLher Lxample: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ... doubles
each Llme
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x 1he above paLLern conLalns 2 ldenLlcal groups wlLh each group havlng 3 dlfferenL lmages, a
sLar followed by a bar, whlch ls followed by 3 doLs.

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145A!ED!1he rule for Lhe paLLern ls Lo counL down by 2 repeaLedly and conLlnue Lhe sequence Lo flnd
Lhe nexL 3 Lerms.
145A!FD!So, Lhe nexL Lhree Lerms ln Lhe sequence are 73, 73, and 71.



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uslng Lhe maLerlals provlded, sLudenLs should creaLe a model or deslgn Lo represenL paLLern for Lhe
followlng scenarlo.
lmaglne lL ls 2233, and Lhe way humans communlcaLe has changed conslderably from Loday.
Pumans now llve ln large blodomes and Lhe only way Lo Lravel beLween Lhem ls Lo go ln a serles of
undercover Lunnels. Lach Lunnel has a speclflc number sequence and humans beLween each
blodome have a separaLe language. All books have been desLroyed and Lhe way ln whlch we counL ls
dlfferenL.
?ou need Lo creaLe a paLLern sysLem wlLh elLher lmages or number whlch can allow each clLlzen ln
each blodome Lo communlcaLe uslng

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- Pow ls Lhe paLLern demonsLraLed? ls lL wrlLLen or verbal?
- Pow do Lhe humans Lravel ln Lhese Lunnels?
- Pow wlll Lhls new language be recorded? 1hlnk of how humans have wrlLLen ln Lhe pasL. ls lL slmllar
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- Pow wlll Lhls affecL Lhe way humans llve ln each blodome?
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- ClLlzens from Lwo blodomes have declded Lo have a sporLs carnlval agalnsL each oLher. ueslgn Lhe
unlforms and unlque paLLern Lhey wlll wear. 1hey wlll need full cloLhlng and a helmeL.
- ueslgn Lhe logo LhaL Lhe Leams wlll wear based on a complex paLLern lncludlng aL leasL 3 colours
and 3 shapes.
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Share wlLh your peers and Leacher and see lf Lhey can spoL your paLLerns.
ulscuss paLLerns and Lhelr occurrences ln naLure, socleLy, school, and maLh.
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