PBS
Global Sea Surface Currents and Temperature
Get lost at sea amid colorful ocean currents! Learners discover the patterns of movement and temperature in the North Atlantic's currents through a simulation, part of PBS's Weather and Climate series. The resource contains background...
Anywhere Math
Introduction to Statistics
Would you recognize a statistical question if you saw one? A video lesson introduces scholars to the branch of mathematics called statistics. Using dot plots and other data representations, the lesson instructor analyzes the data in...
Crash Course
Probability Part 1: Rules and Patterns: Crash Course Statistics #13
Probability is all about patterns and rules. An instructive video explores the tenets of probability. It starts with basic probability, moves on to compound probability, and explores the addition and multiplication rules for...
Physics Girl
Singing Plates - Standing Waves on Chladni Plates
Here's a short video that hits all the high notes! Young scientists observe as amazing patterns appear in sand during a short demonstration. In addition to art and music, the resource explains standing waves, nodes, and how a 3-D model...
Physics Girl
Can You Guess This Note? Perfect Pitch and Physics
Whether you are musically inclined or not, people with perfect pitch are fascinating! Is it a skill that anyone can learn? Young virtuosos explore the meaning of perfect pitch using a video from the Physics Girl playlist. Topics include...
TED-Ed
Can You Find the Next Number in This Sequence?
It is not your typical type of sequence. The resource presents a number sequence that is not generated using a mathematical formula. Saying a terms digits creates the next term in the sequence, allowing learners to see patterns these...
Bozeman Science
NGSS: Patterns
The Next Generation Science Standards list the first concept for all disciplines as patterns. Learners view the progression as scholars move from grade to grade and apply these skills in an informative video on the NGSS
MinuteEarth
Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?
Most people think of a mathematical pattern as a series of numbers. A video discusses how math might explain the patterns of spots, stripes, and other shapes found on animals. It begins with the observation of various patterns, then...
3Blue1Brown
A Curious Pattern Indeed
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31 ... hold it, that does not seem right. The resource presents the pattern of the number of sections created in a circle by connecting ever-increasing numbers of points on the circle. The video points out that the...
TED-Ed
Fractals and the Art of Roughness
Roughness is everywhere, contributing to the incredible complexity of the world around us. This complexity, however, is not without it's own unique sense of order. Join world-renown mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot as he looks...
Curated OER
Recognizing Patterns
Are you looking for a quick "hook" for your lesson? After watching this video about recognizing patterns, your students will be ready to try out their own ABAB patterns.
Curated OER
How Do You Find the Common Difference in a Sequence?
Briefly show your class or individual learners how to find the common difference in an arithmetic sequence. A quick and simple video, this resource should guide pupils toward understanding the concept of common difference. Appropriate...
Khan Academy
Singapore Math: Grade 3a, Unit 1 (Part 8)
Sal provides a series of numbers for viewers to consider. They must attempt to identify the number pattern and predict the following two numbers in the sequence. The video contains various problems involving place value and pattern...
Curated OER
Singapore Math: Grade 3a, Unit 1 (part 9)
Have your class work through a series of exercises focused on number patterns with place value. Present each problem, allow your class to work through each one, and then show them what Sal did to solve each problem. Every problem is...
Curated OER
How Do You Find the Common Difference in a Sequence?
Briefly show your class or individual learners how to find the common difference in an arithmetic sequence. A quick and simple video, this resource should guide pupils toward understanding the concept of common difference. Appropriate...
Curated OER
How Do You Determine if a Sequence is Arithmetic or Geometric?
Learners who view this video should gain a better understanding of the difference between a geometric sequence and an arithmetic sequence. The video includes an example of each, with step-by-step instructions on how to figure out which...
Sesame Street
What Comes Next: Shapes
Practice your patterns with this colorful video. The narrator creates an ABAB pattern using hexagons and triangles. Can your class figure out what shape comes next in the sequence?
Sesame Street
Counting By Two's
A little girl invites us to count by two's. Each image flips to reveal objects appearing by two's. The little girl counts to ten by two's, four different times.
FuseSchool
Is a Number in a Sequence
Does it fit the pattern? Individuals watch a video that explains how to determine if a number is in a specified arithmetic sequence. This involves solving a linear equation.
Curated OER
Where Does the Formula for a Term in an Arithmetic Sequence Come From?
There is a formula to find the nth term in an arithematic sequence. But first, the instructor in the video will go through several steps and lots of explanations about how to get that formula. Watch and listen carefully. And then maybe,...
Curated OER
How Do You Identify a Three-Dimensional Figure from a Net?
Learn how to use two-dimensional nets to identify their corresponding three-dimensional figure. The instructor uses diagrams to illustrate the two-dimensional nets and talks about the characteristics of each one to identify its...
Curated OER
How Do You Determine if a Sequence is Arithmetic or Geometric?
Learners who view this video should gain a better understanding of the difference between a geometric sequence and an arithmetic sequence. The video includes an example of each, with step-by-step instructions on how to figure out which...
Curated OER
How Do You Identify Exponential Behavior from a Pattern in the Data?
The teacher illustrates two different exponential tables and explains what each one of them means. These are function tables, one demonstrates exponential growth and the other exponential decay. She clarifies how to analyze the...
Curated OER
What's a Term in a Sequence?
Any number in a sequence is a term in and of itself. It seems so simple and straightforward.