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Patterns to the Rescue

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Young scholars watch the Cyberchase episode, "The Poddleville Case" and play online games to examine how patterns are sequences that repeat or change in an orderly way. The lesson culminates with students creating their own patterns to use in their ow

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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
2 days
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