Year 8 · Mathematics and statistics · Algebra
Triangular, square and cube number patterns
Investigating triangular, square and cube numbers with dot patterns, tables, differences and graphs, and describing how they grow.
Everything for this topic in one place
- 3D lesson: Triangular, square and cube number patterns — Build triangular, square and cube numbers from 3D cubes, find the rules for each pattern, compare how fast they grow and plot them on a graph.
- Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
- Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
- Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.
Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 3 (Years 7–8), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.
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