The Numbers Give the Design
Make new patterns from simple turning instructions. You can have a go using pencil and paper or with a floor robot.
Make new patterns from simple turning instructions. You can have a go using pencil and paper or with a floor robot.
Can you describe what is happening as this program runs? Can you unpick the steps in the process?
Investigate the totals you get when adding numbers in threes on the diagonal of this pattern.
Let's suppose that you are going to have a magazine which has 16 pages of A5 size. Can you find some different ways to make these pages? Investigate the pattern for each if you number the pages.
Place four pebbles on the sand in the form of a square. Keep adding as few pebbles as necessary to double the area. How many extra pebbles are added each time?
How many different sets of numbers with at least four members can you find in the numbers in this box?