Grade 5 · Math · Lesson 29

Patterns & rules

A number pattern is a list of numbers that follow the same rule from one term to the next. The rule tells you exactly what to do to get from one term to the next term. Once you know the rule, you can extend the pattern as far as you like.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify the rule that creates a number pattern by examining the change between terms
2Extend a number pattern by applying its rule to the last known term
3Match a function rule to a table of input-output pairs
4Generate the next two terms of a pattern given the rule and first term

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