Design a worksheet with activities to assess all 5 competencies that develops as a learners' awareness of patterns develops
Worksheet: Developing Awareness of Patterns
Competency 1: Recognizing and Identifying Patterns
1. Look at the following sequence of numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___. What is the next number in the sequence? Write your answer below.
2. Identify the pattern in the sequence below: AB, BC, CD, DE, ___. Write your answer below.
Competency 2: Extending and Predicting Patterns
3. Create a pattern using shapes. Start with a triangle, then add a square, followed by a circle. What shape comes next in the pattern? Draw the shape below.
4. Extend the number pattern: 10, 15, 20, 25, ___. Write your answer below.
Competency 3: Describing and Classifying Patterns
5. Observe the pattern below:
1
22
333
4444
What type of pattern is this? Write your answer below.
6. Classify the patterns below as either increasing or decreasing:
a) 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ___
b) 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, ___
Competency 4: Applying Patterns in Real Life
7. Look around your environment and identify three examples of patterns. Write the examples below and describe what makes them a pattern.
Competency 5: Creating and Representing Patterns
8. Create your own pattern using shapes, colors, or numbers. Describe the pattern and draw the next shape/number in the sequence below.
Note: This worksheet can be adapted based on the age and skill level of the learners.
Sure! Here is an example of a worksheet with activities to assess all 5 competencies that develop as a learner's awareness of patterns develops:
Competency 1: Identifying Patterns
Activity 1: Complete the Pattern
- Provide a series of incomplete patterns (e.g., aabbcc__, abab__, abcabc__, etc.)
- Ask the learners to identify the missing element(s) and write them down.
Activity 2: Sequence Sort
- Give a set of numbers or objects to the learners (e.g., 2, 4, 6, 5, 8, 10)
- Instruct the learners to sort the numbers/objects in a logical sequence, identifying the pattern present.
Competency 2: Predicting Patterns
Activity 1: Shape Patterns
- Display a sequence of shapes (e.g., triangle, circle, square, triangle, circle, __, __)
- Ask the learners to predict the next two shapes in the pattern.
Activity 2: Number Series
- Provide a series of numbers with a pattern (e.g., 2, 4, 6, 8, __, __)
- Ask the learners to predict the next two numbers in the sequence.
Competency 3: Extending Patterns
Activity 1: Number Patterns
- Give the learners a number pattern with missing elements (e.g., 3, 6, __, 12, 15, __)
- Instruct the learners to fill in the missing numbers to extend the pattern.
Activity 2: Picture Patterns
- Provide a sequence of pictures (e.g., cat, dog, cat, dog, __, __)
- Ask the learners to draw or write down the next two pictures to extend the pattern.
Competency 4: Analyzing Patterns
Activity 1: Pattern Recognition
- Give the learners a complex pattern (e.g., abcde, abcd, abc, ab, a)
- Ask them to identify the rule behind the pattern and describe it.
Activity 2: Shape Transformation
- Provide a series of shapes that transform following a pattern (e.g., square, rectangle, triangle, circle)
- Instruct the learners to analyze the pattern of transformation and write down the next shape.
Competency 5: Creating Patterns
Activity 1: Shape Patterns
- Give the learners a starting shape (e.g., square) and ask them to create a pattern by adding or changing the shape in each step.
Activity 2: Number Patterns
- Instruct the learners to create their own number pattern and write down the rule explaining the pattern.
By completing these activities, learners will be able to demonstrate their competency in identifying, predicting, extending, analyzing, and creating patterns as their awareness of patterns develops.