Math Investigations Unit 3

Math Investigations

What Comes Next?

Unit 3

Focus Points for Investigation 3:

Data Analysis: Sorting and Classifying:

Finding objects that share one attribute
Using attributes to sort a group of objects
Comparing how objects are the same and different

Repeating Patterns: Constructing, describing, and recording repeating patterns:


Copying, constructing, describing, comparing and recording repeating patterns
Determining what comes next in a repeating pattern
Comparing repeating and non-repeating arrangements
Comparing different kinds of patterns

Repeating Patterns:
Constructing, describing, and extending repeating patterns

Copying, comparing, and recording repeating patterns
Determining what comes next in a repeating pattern
Distinguishing between patterns and non-patterns
Constructing a variety of patterns using the same elements
Comparing different kinds of patterns

Repeating Patterns:

Identifying the unit of a repeating pattern

Counting the number of units in a repeating pattern

Extending a repeating pattern by adding on units to the pattern