Patterns and Variable Thinking · Number and Algebra

Generalising Patterns

Identifying visual and numerical sequences and describing them using words and algebraic symbols.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we predict the hundredth term of a pattern without drawing every step?
  2. 2Why is a variable more powerful than a specific number when describing a rule?
  3. 3How do we know if two different looking algebraic expressions actually describe the same pattern?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M7A01
Year: Year 7
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Patterns and Variable Thinking
Period: Number and Algebra

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