Grade
4

What Comes Next? Changing Numbers

4 numbers. 1st, a blue 2. Next, an orange 8-halves. Then, a blue 8. Last, an orange 48-thirds.

What do you notice? What do you wonder? What comes next?

Show or tell what the next two numbers will be. Describe how you know.

Challenge

What would the 10th value be? How do you know?

What might earlier pictures look like? Why do you think so?

Follow-up

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