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Pattern Vocabulary and Recording

Pattern Vocabulary and Recording

Colourful pattern blocks showing sequence

🔤 Part 1: Pattern Vocabulary

1. Match each vocabulary word with its correct meaning:
1. Ordinal
2. Element/Term
3. Position
4. Rule
A. The item or object in the pattern
B. Where the element is placed in the sequence
C. Order in a sequence (1st, 2nd, 3rd...)
D. Instructions for how the pattern continues
2. Fill in the missing vocabulary words:

In the pattern Red, Blue, Red, Blue... the _______ at the 3rd _______ is Red. This follows a repeating _______ where colours alternate.

📊 Part 2: Recording Pattern Information

3. Look at this repeating pattern: Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square, Triangle...

Complete the table below:

Position (Ordinal) | Term (Element)
1st | ___________
2nd | ___________
3rd | ___________
4th | ___________
5th | ___________
6th | ___________
4. For the number pattern: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15...

Fill in the table:

Position | Term
1st | ____
2nd | ____
3rd | ____
4th | ____
5th | ____

🎯 Part 3: Using Pattern Language

5. Choose the correct way to describe each pattern element:

Pattern: A, B, C, A, B, C...

The element at position 4 is A

The element at position 4 is B

The element at position 4 is C

6. Which statements are correct? (Check all that apply)

Pattern: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25...

The term in position 2 is 10

The 3rd element is 15

Position 4 has the term 25

The rule is "add 5 each time"

✏️ Part 4: Create Your Own Pattern

7. Create your own repeating pattern using shapes or colours:
8. Record your pattern in a table:
Position | Term
1st | ___________
2nd | ___________
3rd | ___________
4th | ___________
5th | ___________
9. Describe your pattern rule using proper vocabulary:
10. Use a complete sentence to describe what happens at the 3rd position in your pattern:

🔍 Part 5: Pattern Analysis

11. Look at this growing pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10...

a) What is the term at position 6? ________

b) What position would the term "14" be in? ________

c) Describe the rule: ________________________________

12. Complete these sentences using pattern vocabulary:

a) In any pattern, the _______ tells us where to find each element.

b) The _______ explains how to continue the pattern.

c) Each item in a pattern is called an _______ or _______.

d) We use _______ numbers like 1st, 2nd, 3rd to show order.

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