Grade
5
What Comes Next? Coordinate Pattern
What do you notice? What do you wonder? What comes next?
![First, a coordinate grid with a dot at 4, 2. Next, a grid with a dot at 6, 3. Last, a grid with a dot at 8, 4.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/inline-images/l6MgBoZ72MO6qIDURf8PE1ZPKXOvE6u0DRc9mJboBHUrFqZBK2.png?itok=KA9GBWGq)
Draw or use the coordinate grids below to show what the next three pictures look like, and what the next three ordered pairs would be. Describe how you know.
![3 blank coordinate grids with space to write one ordered pair for each.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/inline-images/b1nOlmNA3J8rT8lfbiiGqR7L8i9YWneePQXjECVGcFuwQ8kAMy.png?itok=uE4sIm0s)
Challenge
Would (42, 21) appear in this pattern? What about (15, 30)? How do you know?
What are three coordinate points that would never appear within this pattern?
Follow-up
Create your own pattern and share it with someone else. Ask them what comes next!
Printable Version
Google doc for printing and copying
Reference for Educators
Sample problems and solutions