Well we're moving on from patterning... for now. But we will likely see it again and again throughout the year. So just so you don't forget, here is an interesting problem:
Toothpick houses!
We will be looking at a very similar problem tomorrow in our math groups. Study the video carefully. do the problem with Mr. Khan as he does it. You can pause it, rewind it, watch it over and over again if you want! Focus on the strategy he uses to develop his formula using the information he is given.
Families:
On page 93 of the Ontario Math Curriculum we find that students are expected to "determine a term, given its term number, by extending growing and shrinking patte***" WAIT! Let's simplify. What your student will be able to do is: create a math formula based on a pattern, that can predict what that pattern will look like waaaay down the line. They won't be predicting lottery numbers yet, but this is one of the tools to get there ;)
-Mr. McInnes
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