Grade
4

What Comes Next? Stopwatch Patterns

The 1st stopwatch shows 1:25. The 2nd shows 2:07. The 3rd shows 2:49. And the 4th shows 3:31.

What do you notice about this set of stopwatches?
What do you wonder?
What comes next? Show or tell what the next few pictures look like. Describe how you know.

Challenge

What might earlier pictures look like? Why do you think so?
In what picture will the minute be a 6? How do you know?

Follow-up

Create your own time pattern and share it with someone else. Ask them what comes next!