MPP.7 Group 1 · Extra Support

Practice Set · Part 1

Math is Playful

Pick up where we left off

Name: Date: Group:

Where we left off

Our goal: With my small group, I can use patterns and relationships to make sense of the Tower of Hanoi puzzle and think logically about its solutions — one step at a time, with support.

The big idea: Small cases in a table show a pattern, and the pattern rule predicts cases you never played.

Model to copy — Example · Solve a 2-disc tower

  1. Move a 2-disc tower from Rod A to Rod C. Move one disc at a time. Never put a big disc on a small disc. What is the least number of moves?
  2. Picture the goal first.
  3. Move the small disc out of the way: small: A → B
  4. Move the big disc to Rod C: big: A → C
  5. Put the small disc on top: small: B → C
  6. A 2-disc tower takes 3 moves. A 1-disc tower takes only 1 move.

Start here

You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.

  1. 1

    Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.

    Let's do one together: Discs: 1, 2, 3. Steps: 1, 3, 7. Find the pattern rule. Use it to find the steps for 4 discs and 5 discs. How do you get from 1 step to 3 steps? (Double, then add 1: 1 × 2 + 1 = 3) Does the same rule take 3 steps to 7 steps? (Yes: 3 × 2 + 1 = 7) How many steps does a 4-disc tower take? (7 × 2 + 1 = 15 steps) How many steps does a 5-disc tower take? (15 × 2 + 1 = 31 steps)

    My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .

    Show your work
  2. 2

    Warm restartHow many lines of symmetry does a square have?

    1. A1
    2. B2
    3. C4
    4. D8
  3. 3

    Warm restartA shape has bilateral symmetry. This means…

    1. Ait has four equal sides
    2. Bone line splits it into two mirror halves
    3. Cit can be turned in a circle
    4. Dit has no straight edges
  4. 4

    Warm restartWhich capital letter has a vertical line of symmetry?

    1. AR
    2. BA
    3. CP
    4. DF
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Math is Playful

Keep going

You answered these out loud. Now write them.

Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.

  1. 5

    Think it throughThe table shows: 1 disc = 1 step, 2 discs = 3 steps, 3 discs = 7 steps. What is the pattern rule from one row to the next?

    1. AAdd 2 to the previous number of steps
    2. BMultiply the previous number of steps by 3
    3. CDouble the previous number of steps and add 1
    4. DAdd the disc number to the previous steps

    Why is that the answer?

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  2. 6

    Think it throughUsing the rule "double the steps and add 1," how many steps does a 4-disc tower take, starting from the 3-disc value of 7 steps?

    1. A8
    2. B14
    3. C15
    4. D21

    How do you know?

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  3. 7

    Think it throughContinuing the pattern from 15 steps for a 4-disc tower, how many steps does a 5-disc tower take?

    1. A16
    2. B30
    3. C31
    4. D45

    Explain your thinking.

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  4. 8

    Back to the modelA one-disc Tower of Hanoi takes 1 move, a two-disc tower takes 3 moves, and a three-disc tower takes 7 moves. What pattern rule takes you from one row to the next?

    The pattern rule is to ___ the number of moves and then ___.

Sort it again — on paper this time

Write the letter of the group each one belongs in.

A — Legal moveB — Breaks a rule
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Math is Playful

Words and reasoning

Word bank · Banco de palabras

puzzle (rompecabezas)pattern (patrón)pattern rule (regla del patrón)predict (predecir)organize (organizar)

Use the words

Fill each blank with a word from the bank.

Explain the thinking

  1. 9

    Find the mistakeAnother student made this exact mistake in this lesson. Explain why it is wrong, then write what they should have done.

    The mistake: Doubling the previous number of steps but forgetting to add 1 — answering 14 instead of 15 for four discs, or 30 instead of 31 for five.
  2. 10

    Say moreWhen you sorted moves into 'legal move' and 'breaks a rule,' what made 'placing a smaller disc on top of a larger disc' legal but the reverse illegal?

    Smaller on larger is legal because ___.

  3. 11

    Change one numberGo back to Part 1 and pick one problem you already solved. Change one number in it, then solve your new version. Show every step.

    If ___ changed to ___ , then ___ .

    Show your work
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Show what you know

Last check

These two come from Lesson 10.2. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.

  1. 12

    Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: Which statement best shows what this lesson means by 'math is playful'?

    1. AWe play with math by imagining possible solutions and looking for patterns that help us think logically about puzzles
    2. BMath is playful only when there are no rules to follow
    3. CPuzzles like the Tower of Hanoi can only be solved by trial and error
    4. DPlaying with math means guessing until something works

    Explain your choice.

    I know it is ___ because ___ .

  2. 13

    From Lesson 10.2Quick check — you've got this: Which statement best shows what this lesson means by 'math is beauty'?

    1. AOnly things made by mathematicians can be beautiful
    2. BButterflies are the only living things with symmetry
    3. CBeauty and math are opposites — one is feeling and one is numbers
    4. DMath creates beautiful designs like bilateral symmetry, found in nature and used in human art, music, and architecture
  3. 14

    From Lesson 10.2Your friend says only one of two flowers has bilateral symmetry. You test both by drawing a line through each flower's center and find both sides match on both flowers. What is most likely true?

    1. AThe friend is right — only one flower truly has symmetry
    2. BBoth flowers have bilateral symmetry, but the second flower's line of symmetry likely runs in a direction the friend didn't try
    3. CSymmetry cannot be tested in flowers
    4. DThe two flowers must be identical in shape to both be symmetric

Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next

I can…Not yetGetting thereGot it
I can use patterns and relationships to make sense of the Tower of Hanoi puzzle and think logically about its solutions — one step at a time, with support.
I can explain why it works: Small cases in a table show a pattern, and the pattern rule predicts cases you never played.
I can talk through each step out loud using a sentence frame and the lesson's key words.

One question I want to ask my group next time