WALT complete a table of values for a geometric pattern and describe the pattern in words

Investigation: The Triangles Pattern

Consider the pattern

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3

What to do:
1. Copy the given pattern and draw the next four (4) members of the pattern as well.
2. Copy and complete the following table showing the number of matches required to make each unit.

Unit Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Matches Needed 3 6

3. What is the pattern?

4. Without drawing them, write down the number of matches needed to make the members with unit
numbers 8, 9, 10 and 11.
5. Predict the number of matchsticks needed to make the member for:
a) Unit 15
b) Unit 20
c) Unit 30
d) Unit 40
e) Unit 50
f) Unit 100

WALT complete a table of values for a geometric pattern and describe the pattern in words
Investigation: The Triangles Pattern
Consider the pattern

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3

What to do:
6. Copy the given pattern and draw the next four (4) members of the pattern as well.
7. Copy and complete the following table showing the number of matches required to make each unit.

Unit Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Matches Needed 3 6

8. What is the pattern?

9. Without drawing them, write down the number of matches needed to make the members with unit
numbers 8, 9, 10 and 11.
10. Predict the number of matchsticks needed to make the member for:
g) Unit 30
h) Unit 50
i) Unit 200
j) Unit 1 000 000
11. Extension: Can you predict the number of matchsticks required to make n units?
Investigation: The Squares Pattern
Consider the pattern

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3

What to do:

1. Copy and draw the pattern to six (6) units.

2. How many matchsticks are needed to make unit 1, unit 2, unit 3, unit 4, unit 5 and unit 6?
Copy and complete:

Unit Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Matches Needed 4 7

3. Without drawing them find the number of matchsticks needed to make the next 3 units of the
pattern.
4. Predict the number of matchsticks needed to make:
a) Unit 7
b) Unit 10
5. Extension: Predict the number of matchsticks needed to make the n-unit member?