Grade
4

What Comes Next? Sandboxes

4 sand boxes. 1st, a hexagon. P = 144 inches. 2nd, a square. A = 9 square feet. 3rd, a hexagon. P = 288 inches. 4th, a square. A = 25 square feet.

What do you notice? What do you wonder? What comes next?
Show or tell what the next few sandboxes look like. Describe how you know.

Challenge

What would the previous sandbox look like?

What would the 10th sandbox look like?

Follow-up

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