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: The first number in a pattern is 5. The pattern rule is to add 6.
a.   Fill in the blanks below to write up to the seventh term in the pattern.
5, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___
b.   Why are all of the numbers in the pattern in Part (a) odd?


aligns: yes