Students perform using variables to describe numerical patterns accurately and efficiently.
Students generalize numerical patterns by giving the rule for the nth term.
Using the Paterns and Sequences Worksheet, the students will understand the idea of establishing a rule for sequences and patterns. Students will use mathematical ideas and procedures to reason and solve the problem of how many toothpicks it would take to make 100 pentagons. By generalizing in the previous questions, the students should be able to answer this question. A major basis for understanding and acquiring algebra concepts and skills is to understand patterns and how variables, equations, and formulas relate to these patterns. The concepts being addressed in this lesson are therefore some of the basic skills required for solving algebra word problems.