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Pascal’s Triangle and Sierpinski Triangle HandoutPascal’s Triangle and Sierpinski Triangle Handout
Publisher
World Mysteries
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Grade
6th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
30 mins
Number of Slides
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Pascal’s Triangle and Sierpinski Triangle

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This Pascal’s Triangle and Sierpinski Triangle handout also includes:
  • Pascal's Triangle and Fibonacci Numbers
  • Pascal's Triangle - Symmetry
  • Pascal's Triangle, Horizontal Sums & Horizontal Numbers
  • Numbers from Pascal's Triangle
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Your learners will enjoy this one-page, color-coded poster containing Pascal's triangle and its connection to Sierpinski's triangle. By coloring odd numbers orange and even numbers green on Pascal's triangle a pattern evolves, Sierpinski's triangle.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use this as a poster or have learners put it in their math notebooks to refer to when using the binomial theorem

Classroom Considerations

  • Give learners some time in collaborative groups to explore and find other patterns in Pascal's triangle

Pros

  • Color-coded Pascal's triangle and Sierpinski's triangle showing on one page

Cons

  • None

Common Core

MP2 MP7 MP8

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