STUDENT TASK FOR LOON'S NECKLACE

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&NBSP;	*WHAT IS A PATTERN?* HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE PATTERNS? HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU SEE A PATTERN AND WHEN YOU JUST SEE A MIXED GROUP OF OBJECTS? &NBSP; READ OR LISTEN TO THE LOON'S NECKLACE ILLUSTRATED BY ELIZABETH CLEAVER.	&NBSP;	&NBSP; &NBSP; &NBSP; &NBSP; *WOULD YOU PREFER TO WORK WITH A COMPUTER?* PRACTICE LOOKING AT OBJECTS AND DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT YOU SEE A PATTERN...CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO GO TO A PATTERN PRACTICE WEBSITE. HTTP://MATTI.USU.EDU/NLVM/NAV/FRAMES_ASID_184_G_1_T_1.HTML	&NBSP;
&NBSP;	MAKE YOUR OWN BEAD PATTERN! USE THE MATERIALS PROVIDED BY YOUR TEACHER TO CREATE A PATTERN OF YOUR OWN. YOU MAY CHOOSE BETWEEN... USE BEADS AND STRING TO CREATE A PATTERN NECKLACE OF YOUR OWN...OR... USE THE BLOCKS PROVIDED TO CREATE REPEATING PATTERNS FOR A FRIEND TO FINISH. USE THE PRACTICE WEBSITE AS A GUIDE.	&NBSP;		&NBSP;
&NBSP;	&NBSP; SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW... MAKE THE FOLLOWING PATTERNS WITH THE BEADS OR PASTA: NUMBER 1: A COLOUR PATTERN THAT REPEATS THREE TIMES NUMBER 2: A SHAPE PATTERN THAT REPEATS FOUR TIMES NUMBER 3: A PATTERN THAT REPEATS FIVE TIMES AND USES LESS THAN TWENTY BEADS OR PIECES OF PASTA	&NBSP;	&NBSP; *SELF ASSESSMENT: THINK ABOUT THIS…* O HOW DO I KNOW MY PATTERN REPEATS? O DOES MY FIRST COLOR PATTERN REPEAT EXACTLY THREE TIMES? HOW DO I KNOW? O HOW WILL I BE SURE THAT MY THIRD NECKLACE USES LESS THAN TWENTY BEADS?	&NBSP;
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