sequences

SEQUENCES

The target is tofind the nextnumber in thesequence.

What is a sequence?

It can be a pattern of :

• objects• music• letters• numbers

A sequence is a pattern.

Here is a sequence of objects

Correct! It would be a mouse.

What animal would come next in this sequence?

Here is a sequence of sounds

What sound will come next in the sequence?

Correct! It will be the cow mooing.

Here is a sequence of letters.

What letter will come next in

the sequence?

Look carefully at the letters.

a a b c a a b c a a b c a

Correct! It‘s the letter

a.

Here is a sequence of numbers.

What number is going to come next in this sequence?

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Correct it is the number

18

Play and finish these number sequences.

Look at the number sequences and see if you can work out the

missing number.

Find the number!

1 3 5 7 9 13 15 17

It is the number 11.

11

Find the number!

Correct! It is the number 15.

0 5 10 ____ 20 25 30 35 4015

Find the number!

Correct! It is the number 11.

17 15 13 ____ 9 7 5 3 11

Find the number!

Correct! It is the number 55.

25 35 45 ___ 65 75 55

34 44 54 64 ___ 84 94

Now race on to the last number

sequence.

Find the number!

Correct! The missing number is 74.

74

You have to find all three missing numbers!

42 47 ___ 57 62 ___ 72 ___ 82

Solving this sequence is going to be a bit trickier.

52 67 77

The answers are: 52 67 and 77

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