Patterns

Math (X) - Patterns (X)

24/7 Seven

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24/7 is a fast playing strategy game. Players lay one tile at a time on a 7x7 grid and score points for adjacent tiles in rows that create runs, sets and sums of 24 or 7. With its easy to learn rules, quick play and subtle depth of strategy, you'll be totally immersed within minutes.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Math
Play Time: 
20 min.
24/7 Seven

The Code Crackers

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Players are detectives racing to catch the thief!

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Math
Play Time: 
20 min.
The Code Crackers

FITS

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Can you skillfully fill in your playing board so that all the differently shaped tiles fit perfectly without leaving any spaces?! If a piece doesn't fit precisely, slot it in the best you can because the game's not over yet.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Math
Special Education
Play Time: 
20 min.
FITS

Marrakech

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The bazaar is bustling: it's the big day at the rug market! The best salesperson will soon be named!

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Math
Play Time: 
30 min.
Marrakech

Patterns (1998)

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Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill Nye the Science Guy is here to talk about patterns.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Patterns

Trinkets (Krims-krams)

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What a mess! Squirrel Sammy Walnut likes to collect trinkets, and they are piled up all over the place in his home. The bicycle helment is in the refrigerator and the toothbrush underneath the sofa. It's time to clean up! But what will fit in which box?

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Content Area: 
Math
Special Education
Play Time: 
10 min.
Trinkets (Krims-krams)

Mummy's Treasure

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Each player, or treasure hunter, has an excavation site board, or a rectangular cardboard grid decorated to look like an Egyptian archeological site. Stacks of treasure tiles are set up between the players, sorted by size and shape.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Math
Special Education
Play Time: 
10 min.
Mummy's Treasure

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

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