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The Power of Patterns

From Cyberchase

The Power of Patterns
26 min2nd3rd4th5thMath
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Summary

Chasing Hacker and the stolen CyberStar through Crystalia, the CyberSquad has to solve a series of pattern puzzles to move forward. It's a hands-on tour of how spotting a pattern lets you predict what comes next.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Each pattern puzzle the team solves gets them one step closer to the CyberStar.

  1. What is a pattern?
  2. How does finding the rule help you guess what comes next?
  3. What patterns do you notice in your day?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: pattern, rule, predict.

Try it: Make a pattern with shapes or numbers and have a partner figure out the rule.

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