Glossary
Substitution
Patterns
Continuing patterns
From pictures to numbers
Describing patterns
Challenge 1
Patterns into tables
Finding term ‘zero’
Finding the rule from shapes and a table
Challenge 2
Finding the rule from a table
Challenge 3
Finding the rule from a list
Applications
Finding a term from a rule
Finding the sequence from the rule
Challenge 4
Cross-number
Challenge 5
Graphs
Plotting points
Given pattern — fill in the table, find the equation and plot the points
Given equation — fill in the table and plot the points
Given graph — fill in the table and write the equation
Applications
Drawing straight lines
Given graph, write down the coordinates and find the equation
Horizontal and vertical lines
Applications
Linear or not
Revision 1
Revision 2
Answers
Charlotte has over 10 years’ experience in teaching Mathematics, the majority of this as Assistant HOD of Mathematics and Dean of Year 9 at Darfield High School. She has also undertaken a year at St Margaret’s – a high decile, girls’ school. Here she focused on teaching the junior levels (including Year 7 and 8).
Victoria has twenty years’ experience in teaching Mathematics and has recently retired as Teacher of Mathematics and Specialist Classroom Teacher at Riccarton High School. She has received a Jim Campbell award for teaching excellence (2003) and an Ernest Duncan award in Mathematics (2007).