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Nature Patterns Exploration
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Nature Patterns Exploration
🔍 Part 1: Pattern Recognition
1. Look at this leaf pattern: 🍃🌸🍃🌸🍃🌸. What comes next?
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2. Which of these show repeating patterns? (Check all that apply)
Red leaf, yellow leaf, red leaf, yellow leaf
Big shell, small shell, big shell, small shell
One flower, two flowers, three flowers, four flowers
Round stone, flat stone, round stone, flat stone
3. In the pattern A-B-A-B-A-B, what is the unit of repeat?
🎨 Part 2: Creating Your Own Patterns
4. Draw your own repeating pattern using two different natural shapes (like leaves, flowers, or shells). Make sure it repeats at least 3 times!
5. Write the rule for your pattern from question 4:
My pattern repeats every _______ elements.
The rule for my pattern is: _________________________________
6. Create a three-element pattern using colours you might find in nature:
📊 Part 3: Pattern Tables
7. Complete this pattern table for the sequence: Acorn, Pine cone, Acorn, Pine cone...
Position: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Element: Acorn | Pine cone | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______
8. If the pattern above continues, what would be in position 10?
9. Match each pattern with its correct unit of repeat:
1. Red-Blue-Red-Blue
2. Sun-Moon-Star-Sun-Moon-Star
3. A-B-C-A-B-C
A. A-B-C
B. Red-Blue
C. Sun-Moon-Star
🌿 Part 4: Nature Pattern Investigation
10. Describe a pattern you have seen in nature (like on a flower, leaf, or shell):
What I observed: _________________________________________________
How many elements repeat: _______________________________________
The pattern rule is: ____________________________________________
11. Draw what you described in question 10:
12. Why do you think patterns are important in nature?
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🏠 Part 5: Take Home Challenge
13. Find a natural pattern at home or in your neighbourhood. Draw it here and describe it to a family member:
14. What did you find? Write about it:
Where I found it: _______________________________________________
What the pattern looks like: ____________________________________
Who I shared it with: ___________________________________________
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