1. Learning Target:Students will learn how to solve problems by looking for patterns.

2. When you are asked to describe the pattern, you want to pick an operation (add, subtract, multiply or divide) and then a value for which it changes.

3. Describe the pattern. Then find the next two numbers. 1, 4, 7, 10, ___, ___ 55, 50, 45, 40, ___, ___ 3, 6, 12, 24, ___, ___ 320, 160, 80, 40, ___, ___

4. Answers Add 3 – 13,16 Subtract 5 – 35, 30 Multiply by 2 – 48, 96 Divide by 2 – 20, 10

5. Describe the pattern. Then find the next two numbers. 5, 12, 19, 26, ___, ___ 4, 12, 36, 108, ___, ___

6. Answers Each number is 7 more than the preceding number; 33, 40 Each number is three times the preceding number; 324, 972

7. Can you solve problems by looking for patterns?