Number Patterns
Grade 5 · Math
Number Patterns
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Counting patterns, multiplication patterns, square numbers, Fibonacci and magic squares
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1

Count the shapes in each growing pattern — how many at the next step?

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Dot rows: Row 1=1, Row 2=3, Row 3=6, Row 4=10, Row 5= (triangular)
9
15
25
L-shape: Step 1=3, Step 2=6, Step 3=9, Step 4= (add 3)
7
12
4
Cross pattern: Step 1=1, Step 2=5, Step 3=9, Step 4= (add 4 each time)
16
5
13
Border of a 1×1 square: 4 tiles. Border of a 2×2 square: 8 tiles. Border of 3×3: tiles
8
12
7
Staircase: Step 1=1, Step 2=3, Step 3=6, Step 4= (triangular numbers, +4)
10
12
4
2

Sort these growing shape patterns — how many shapes are added each time?

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1Staircase: Row 1 = 1 block, Row 2 = 2 blocks, Row 3 = 3 blocks
2Dot column: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... (1 dot per step)
3Step 1: 2 tiles, Step 2: 4 tiles, Step 3: 6 tiles (2 tiles added)
4Triangle rows: Row 1: 1, Row 2: 4, Row 3: 7 (3 added each row)
5Border tiles: Frame 1: 8, Frame 2: 10, Frame 3: 12 (2 tiles added)
6Row 1: ● Row 2: ●● Row 3: ●●● (1 dot added)
7L-shape: Step 1: 3 squares, Step 2: 6, Step 3: 9 (3 squares added)
Adding 1 each step
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Adding 2 each step
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Adding 3 each step
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3

Sort these sequences — what type of pattern does each follow?

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1A, B, A, B, A, B... (letter alternation)
2100, 90, 80, 70... (subtract 10)
31, 3, 9, 27... (multiply by 3)
41, 2, 4, 8, 16... (multiply by 2)
51, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3... (alternates 1 and 3)
65, 10, 15, 20, 25... (add 5)
73, 6, 12, 24, 48... (multiply by 2)
82, 4, 6, 8, 10... (add 2 each time)
Counting pattern (add a fixed number)
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Multiplication pattern (multiply by a fixed number)
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Alternating pattern (two alternating rules)
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