I can generate and analyze a pattern that follows a given rule.

MGSE4.OA.5 Generates a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule. Identify apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the rule itself. Explain informally why the pattern will continue to develop in this way. For example, given the rule “Add 3” and the starting number 1, generate terms in the resulting sequence and observe that the terms appear to alternate between odd and even numbers. 

• ​Determine the pattern.

• ​Is it increasing or decreasing?

• ​How much is it increasing or decreasing?

• What do we know about this pattern?

• ​How much does it increase or decrease?

• ​How did you determine that?

How does this pattern change?

What are some strategies you have learned about determining patterns?