standard_description: Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule. Identify apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the rule itself. For example, given the rule “Add 3” and the starting number 1, generate terms in the resulting sequence and observe that the terms appear to alternate between odd and even numbers. Explain informally why the numbers will continue to alternate in this way.
problem_activity: You are shoveling snow from the sidewalks around your neighborhood after a big snowstorm. You work at a steady rate, shoveling 10 feet of sidewalk in 40 minutes.
a.   At this rate, how long will it take you to shovel 75 feet of sidewalk?
b.   At this rate, how many feet of sidewalk will you have shoveled after 2 hours?


aligns: no