Patterns

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Treasure, Ready, Go!

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The object of the game is to obtain the most treasures. Treasures are awarded by completing tasks. Each turn the player turns over the hour glass, then turns over the first treasure card.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Content Area: 
Math
Special Education
Play Time: 
15 min.
Treasure, Ready, Go!

Problem Solving Part 2 (2004)

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--review of Part 1
--the discovering patterns strategy is used to solve a problem discovering patterns in number sequences.
--the making lists and charts strategy is used to solve a problem with disparate and incomplete information
--the drawing pictures and diagrams strategy is used to solve a problem about the number of poles needed to build a fence

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:21
Problem Solving Part 2

Klettermax Castle

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Disgruntled with their greedy mean king, who has hoarded all of the treasures in his castle, the knights join forces. Already they have a plan for how to get the treasures back. They climb up the castle wall, one on top of the other, then leap into the castle. To do so they need your help.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Content Area: 
Special Education
Play Time: 
15 min.
Klettermax Castle

Smelly Molly (Moly Mief)

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Skunks are famous for clearing rooms. If you want a table at a trendy and crowded restaurant, for example, you know to bring a skunk along with you in order to clear the room. In-laws won't leave the table after Thanksgiving? Better break out the skunk.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Content Area: 
Other
Special Education
Play Time: 
10 min.
Smelly Molly (Moly Mief)

Brandon the Brave (Ricahard Ritterschlag)

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Want to be as strong, brave and glorious as the knight Richard Ritterschlag? To become a knight, all knaves first have to master regal tasks and prove that they have good intuition. Your task is to seek out giants, dragons, witches, and other dangers!

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Other
Special Education
Play Time: 
10 min.
Brandon the Brave (Ricahard Ritterschlag)

Monster Bake (Monster-torte)

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The monster bakers are hard at work in the kitchen – but to be honest, they're all terrible bakers, filled more with enthusiasm and drive than baking talent. Thus, you need to help them assemble the ingredients they need in order to complete the cakes on order!

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Content Area: 
Other
Special Education
Play Time: 
15 min.
Monster Bake (Monster-torte)

Spot It!

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Spot it! is a simple pattern recognition game in which players try to find an image shown on two cards. Each card in Spot it! features eight different symbols, with the symbols varying in size from one card to the next. Any two cards have exactly one symbol in common. For the basic Spot it!

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Special Education
Other
Play Time: 
15 min.
Spot It!

Spot It! Basic Spanish

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Spot it! is a simple pattern recognition game in which players try to find an image shown on two cards. Each card in Spot it! features eight different symbols, with the symbols varying in size from one card to the next. Any two cards have exactly one symbol in common. For the basic Spot it!

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
ELL
Play Time: 
15 min.
Spot It! Basic Spanish

I See a Pattern Here

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Copies: 6

Patterns are fascinating! They can be so beautiful that people come from all over the world to see them, or so familiar you hardly notice them. They appear everywhere: beehives, dinner plates, even the bottoms of your shoes!
With stunning photographs that show diverse examples from nature and artwork around the world, Bruce Goldstone reveals the secrets behind patterns--and gives you some fun ideas for making your own.

I See a Pattern Here

Patterns in Nature

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Uncovers patterns in nature including the seasons, trees, rocks, insects, and vegetables. Provides a glossary and a list of additional resources.

Patterns in Nature

Makey Takey: Morse Code

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This kit is designed for use in the 4th classroom. This lesson was written to address the Next Gen. Science standard 4-PS4-3: Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. The lesson plan can be found later in the record.

The kit includes the following materials:

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Visitor in Blackwood Grove

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A spacecraft crashes in Blackwood Grove, and the Kid is the only one watching. Federal Agents hunt down the signal, but no one can get near the craft due to its crushing forcefield. Why can some objects pass through it, but others are repelled?

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Science
Play Time: 
10 min.
Visitor in Blackwood Grove

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