🔍 Station 1: Pattern Observation

Instructions: Look carefully at the growing pattern your teacher has provided. Study the first four shapes and answer the questions below.

1. What materials or objects are used to make this pattern?

2. Count the objects in each shape and record your answers:

Shape 1: _______ objects

Shape 2: _______ objects

Shape 3: _______ objects

Shape 4: _______ objects

3. Based on what you observed, predict how many objects will be in Shape 5:

Shape 5: _______ objects

4. Predict how many objects will be in Shape 6:

Shape 6: _______ objects

5. Explain how you made your predictions:

📊 Station 2: Pattern Table

Instructions: Complete the table below using the growing pattern. Look for the relationship between shape numbers and the number of objects.

6. Fill in the missing numbers in this table:

Shape Number	1	2	3	4	5	10
Number of Objects	____	____	____	____	____	____

7. How many objects are added each time the pattern grows to the next shape?

8. Describe any patterns you notice in your table:

Instructions: Use your understanding of the pattern to draw the next shape and describe the pattern rule.

9. Draw Shape 5 in the space below:

10. Write a word rule that describes how this pattern grows:

Example: "The pattern starts with ___ and adds ___ each time."

11. Challenge: Write a rule using letters and numbers. Let n = shape number.

Hint: Think about how to calculate the number of objects for any shape number.

Number of objects = ________________

12. Test your rule: Use your rule to check if it works for Shape 3. Show your working: