Idea 3of 21Builds onPatterns around you
One staircase, three patterns
Can one real thing be more than one kind of pattern?
Today you'll discover
- what repeats in a staircase
- what grows
- what shrinks
Think firstA staircase of six equal steps
Is a staircase a repeating pattern or a growing pattern?
Decide first, then press Next. Ask: what am I counting?
A staircase of six equal steps on a ground line. Orange marks show every step rising 1 unit; blue numbers above the steps count the height, 1 to 6; numbers below count back down, 6 to 1.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
One real thing can show more than one kind of pattern, depending on what you count.
For exampleMaple sap boiling down shrinks; the pages you read each week grow; your morning routine repeats.
Key word
- rise
- how far one step goes up
Ready to use it?
- Describe one real-life pattern in more than one way.