10.5 Small Group · Group 2
Second Challenge Form · Non-Routine Extension · Same Standard, New Problems
repetition · pattern · Procedural Fluency · Real-World Applications
- You already can do this. So we go up a level, not up a number: find what is always true, show it a second way, and be ready to defend it with a reason instead of an answer.
- A border repeats: pink circle, purple square, blue triangle, pink circle, purple square, blue triangle, ...
- The pattern unit is 3 shapes long: circle, square, triangle.
- To predict shape number 12, I divide: 12 ÷ 3 = 4 with no remainder, so shape 12 ends a complete unit — it is the blue triangle.
- The next three shapes after any complete unit will be a pink circle, a purple square, and a blue triangle.
- The pattern unit is still 3 shapes long.
- 20 ÷ 3 = 6 complete units with a remainder of 2, because 6 × 3 = 18 and 20 − 18 = 2.
- A remainder of 2 means shape 20 is the second shape in the unit.
- The second shape is the purple square.
- Now prove it: say why that move had to work at all — not just that it did.
- Sentence frame — convince a skeptic: "My method works because ___ . It would stop working if ___ ."
- repetition (repetición) — The same object, shape, or form repeated multiple times.
- pattern (patrón) — A set of objects or shapes that are repeated and arranged in a regular order.
- pattern unit (unidad del patrón) — The smallest chunk of a pattern that repeats.
- rhythm (ritmo) — A design element created by varying the placement, size, orientation, or order of the same objects or shapes.
- predictability (previsibilidad) — Being able to know what comes next because the design follows a rule.
- Calling every repeated design a 'pattern.' One identical shape repeated is repetition; a pattern needs a unit of shapes repeating in a regular order; and rhythm varies the shapes' size and order, so it is neither.
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1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The pattern unit circle-square-triangle repeats. What is shape number 12?
- AThe blue triangle
- BThe pink circle
- CThe purple square
- DIt cannot be determined
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2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Same pattern. What is shape number 20?
- AThe purple square
- BThe pink circle
- CThe blue triangle
- DThe 20th shape starts a new pattern
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3 OPEN RESPONSE
Create a design that has repetition, pattern, AND rhythm. Describe (or sketch) it, and label where each element appears.
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4 OPEN RESPONSE
Why do you think the lesson is called 'Math is Boundless'? Use repetition, pattern, and rhythm in your answer.
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5 ERROR ANALYSIS
Fix our table's thinking
- 1The problem:The pattern unit circle-square-triangle repeats. What is shape number 12?
- 2A classmate at our table answered:The pink circle
Which step contains the error? Explain the mathematical misconception and write the correct calculation below.
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6 OPEN RESPONSE
The border repeats circle–square–triangle. A classmate says: 'Shape number 100 must be a triangle, because 100 is even.' Is the reasoning right, the answer right, both, or neither? Then write a rule that finds shape number n for ANY n, and use it on shape 100.
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Writing Task: Justify why your mathematical solution is accurate and complete.