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Chapter DescriptionChapter 1 Problem SolvingActivity Set 1.1 Seeing and Extending Patterns with Pattern Blocks
Pattern blocks are used to form geometric patterns. Students are asked to study the patterns, use pattern blocks to extend the patterns, and make predictions based on the patterns.
Just for Fun: Tower Puzzle AppletActivity Set 1.2 Number Patterns with Color Tiles
Colored tiles are used to create geometric patterns that represent number patterns. The geometric patterns provide visual support for extending and generalizing number sequences.
Just for Fun: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature Activity Set 1.3 Solving Story Problems with Algebra Pieces
The early Greeks expressed variables geometrically as line segments. In this activity two pieces, a variable piece and a unit piece, represent a segment of arbitrary length and a unit segment, respectively. These two algebra pieces are used to represent and solve algebra story problems.
Just for Fun: Algebraic Expressions GameElementary School Activity: Exploring Patterns with Color Tiles
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