This comprehensive unit about number patterns supports students when learning to describe, continue and create patterns with fractions, decimals and whole numbers as a result of addition and subtraction. This unit contains an explicit and detailed presentation along with poster displays, worksheets for whole numbers, decimal and fraction patterns, class activities and an assessment which can be used for both pre and post unit testing. The unit also has worksheets and activities for students who are working towards understanding number patterns and tasks to extend students who have a deeper understanding.
Create and use algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions and digital tools to experiment with factors, multiples and divisibility; identify, interpret and describe emerging patterns
Describe, continue and create patterns with fractions, decimals and whole numbers resulting from addition and subtraction
Describe, continue and create patterns with fractions, decimals and whole numbers resulting from addition and subtraction
Follow a mathematical algorithm involving branching and repetition (iteration)
Identify and describe factors and multiples of whole numbers and use them to solve problems
Describes and represents mathematical situations in a variety of ways using mathematical terminology and some conventions
Selects and applies appropriate problem- solving strategies, including the use of digital technologies, in undertaking investigations
Orders, reads and represents integers of any size and describes properties of whole numbers
Gives a valid reason for supporting one possible solution over another
Analyses and creates geometric and number patterns, constructs and completes number sentences, and locates points on the Cartesian plane
Selects and applies appropriate strategies to solve multiplication and division problems
Constructs and completes number sentences involving multiplicative relations, applying the order of operations to calculations