Patterns and Sequences

Can you find the connections between linear and quadratic patterns?

Liam's house has a staircase with 12 steps. He can go down the steps one at a time or two at time. In how many different ways can Liam go down the 12 steps?

Charlie and Alison have been drawing patterns on coordinate grids. Can you picture where the patterns lead?

A 2 by 3 rectangle contains 8 squares and a 3 by 4 rectangle contains 20 squares. What sizes of rectangle contain exactly 100 squares? Can you find them all?

Take a look at the multiplication square. The first eleven triangle numbers have been identified. Can you see a pattern? Does the pattern continue?

The Tower of Hanoi is an ancient mathematical challenge. Working on the building blocks may help you to explain the patterns you notice.

Watch these videos to see how Phoebe, Alice and Luke chose to draw 7 squares. How would they draw 100?

Imagine we have four bags containing numbers from a sequence. What numbers can we make now?

Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you develop a strategy to work out the rules controlling each light?

Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you make two lights switch on at once? Three lights? All four lights?