The purpose of this activity is to support students in establishing structure within one shape. That shape then becomes the foundation for creating a growth pattern.
Students may come up with other creative variations, such as taking some squares away.
In each case discuss these key questions:
What stays the same as the pattern grows?
What changes as the pattern grows?
Next steps
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