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The document discusses patterns in nature and provides activities and resources for identifying patterns. It explains why focusing on patterns is important in mathematics education from preschool through high school as it allows students to discover mathematical concepts and represent real-world phenomena.

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Patte RN Puzzl Ers: Family Activity

The document discusses patterns in nature and provides activities and resources for identifying patterns. It explains why focusing on patterns is important in mathematics education from preschool through high school as it allows students to discover mathematical concepts and represent real-world phenomena.

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Patterns in Nature

Use your observation skills and


identify the patterns in these
photos as well as objects in the
photo. Use a magnifying glass to

Family
Activity:

Look at the pictures on


the back page of this
flier. Identify the
pictures and patterns
that you see.
Go hiking, to the park,
in your back yard, or to
the grocery store and
look for patterns.
You can take a camera
along and photograph
patterns you see in
nature. You can make a
display of your pictures
for everyone to enjoy.

find the answers at the bottom

Works Cited:
Standard 11 Patterns, Relationships and Functions.
Retrieved from
http://www.state.nj.us/education/frameworks/math/
math9.pdf

By: Jennifer Walldorf


and Andrea Packer

Mathematics is often
regarded as the

Linen. (2012). 35 Breathtaking Examples of Patterns in


Nature. http://www.demilked.com/amazing-naturepatterns/

science of patterns.

Patte
rn
Puzzl
ers

Answers:
Front Cover: Red Dahlia flower
Back Cover: Spiderweb, zebra, leaf

Childrens
Books:

Why do we
focus on
patterns?
Patterns, relationships, and
functions constitute a
unifying theme of
mathematics. From preschool
to high school, students
should be encouraged to
investigate the patterns that
they find in numbers, shapes,
and expressions, and, by
doing so, to make
mathematical discoveries.
They should have
opportunities to analyze,
extend, and create a variety
of patterns and to use
pattern-based thinking to
understand and represent
mathematical and other realworld phenomena. These
explorations present

Franco, Betsy. (2008). Bees, Snails, &


Peacock Tails. McElderry Books.
Poet Betsy Franco and
Caldecott Honor winner Steve
Jenkins bring geometry to life in
this lively, lyrical look at the
shapes and patterns that can
be found in the most
unexpected places.
National Geographic Society. (2013)
National Geographic Little Kids Look
and Learn: Patterns!
In these 24 page board books,
young children are able to learn
important skills such as
naming, sorting, rhyming,
counting, matching, and finding
through fun, interactive games
and activities.
Harvey, Jayne. (2003). Busy Bugs: A
Book about Patterns. Grosset & Dunlap.
The ants spend many busy
hours making patterns with the
flowers. The simple rhyming
text and the quirky and cute
bug characters make learning
about patterns easy and fun!
Aardema, Verna. (1975). Why
Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears.
This African tale uses the
cumulative format. A mosquito
says something foolish to the
iguana who puts sticks in his ears
so that he will hear no more such
foolishness, causing a chain of
events.

Websites:
Steve Spanglers slogan is
Making Science Fun. That is
exactly what he is doing with
these at home experiments,
videos and fairly priced
experiments.
www.stevespangler.com
Want to work on your number
patterning skills. Here is a fun,
online game to help you do just
that!
http://www.funbrain.com/cgibin/cracker.cgi?
A1=s&A2=1&submit=Start+Gam
e
Patterns and word problems put
together may sound like your
worst enemy but not in this
useful, fun, and interactive game.
http://www.learner.org/teachersla
b/math/patterns/people/
How many ways does math and
science interact? Here is a video
of some of the ways that it

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