sequences
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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
Source: www.primaryresources.co.uk (adapted version)