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    The document discusses different types of patterns that occur in both natural and man-made environments. It begins by explaining that patterns can be seen everywhere and identifies some key types of number patterns like odd, even, square and triangular numbers. Geometric patterns with shapes are also discussed. The document then explores natural patterns like the Fibonacci sequence found in plants and animals, honeycomb structures, musical patterns, foam and bubble structures, crack patterns, and wave patterns. Identifying and understanding patterns is important for making connections and predictions.

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    Geometric Patterns

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    The document discusses different types of patterns that occur in both natural and man-made environments. It begins by explaining that patterns can be seen everywhere and identifies some key types of number patterns like odd, even, square and triangular numbers. Geometric patterns with shapes are also discussed. The document then explores natural patterns like the Fibonacci sequence found in plants and animals, honeycomb structures, musical patterns, foam and bubble structures, crack patterns, and wave patterns. Identifying and understanding patterns is important for making connections and predictions.

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    The document discusses different types of patterns that occur in both natural and man-made environments. It begins by explaining that patterns can be seen everywhere and identifies some key types of number patterns like odd, even, square and triangular numbers. Geometric patterns with shapes are also discussed. The document then explores natural patterns like the Fibonacci sequence found in plants and animals, honeycomb structures, musical patterns, foam and bubble structures, crack patterns, and wave patterns. Identifying and understanding patterns is important for making connections and predictions.

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    Geometric Patterns

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    The document discusses different types of patterns that occur in both natural and man-made environments. It begins by explaining that patterns can be seen everywhere and identifies some key types of number patterns like odd, even, square and triangular numbers. Geometric patterns with shapes are also discussed. The document then explores natural patterns like the Fibonacci sequence found in plants and animals, honeycomb structures, musical patterns, foam and bubble structures, crack patterns, and wave patterns. Identifying and understanding patterns is important for making connections and predictions.

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    The key takeaways are that patterns are found everywhere in both natural and man-made environments, and recognizing patterns can help make connections and predictions. Different types of patterns discussed include number patterns, geometric patterns, and patterns in nature.

    Some examples of number patterns mentioned are odd numbers, even numbers, square numbers, triangular numbers, prime numbers and composite numbers.

    Some examples of natural patterns discussed are the Fibonacci sequence in rabbit breeding, hexagonal patterns in honeycombs, musical harmony and ratios, foam and bubble structures, and wave properties.

    GEOMETRIC PATTERNS

    Patterns
    Patterns are all around us and occur in a wide range of forms. Patterns may be seen in both natural and built
    environments, as well as in many aspects of day-to-day living.

    Being able to identify patterns is extremely important. Through the investigation of patterns, possible
    connections can be examined and predictions made.

    Number patterns
    Often in mathematics, we are given a series of numbers and asked to identify a pattern. These numbers may
    be increasing (getting larger) or decreasing (getting smaller) in regular amounts.

    A pattern could be arithmetic, which is adding or subtracting a regular amount to a number, or the pattern
    might be geometric, which is multiplying or dividing by a regular amount.

    Patterns could also involve other features:

     Odd numbers

    1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, ...

     Even numbers

    2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ...

     Square numbers

    1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, ...

     Triangular numbers, for example 1, 1 + 2, 1 + 2 + 3, 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 ...

    1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55, 66, 78, 91, ...

     Prime numbers

    2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, ...

     Composite numbers

    4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, ...

    Visual number patterns


    Some number patterns can be in the form of diagrams that are repeated in sequence. They may consist of
    dots, geometric shapes or even common objects such as matchsticks.

    Examples:
    Patterns with specific shapes
    It is possible to look at patterns of shapes and predict the number of sides for any quantity of the shape. A table
    of values can then be completed for the geometric pattern.

    Examples:
    NATURAL PATTERNS

    Fibonacci
    Live Science explains the origin of the sequence. It began with Fibonacci pondering rabbit
    breeding and assuming they live forever. Quite a leap to creating a mathematical formula to
    define nature’s patterns.
    Honeycombs, Cannonballs and Bees

    The mathematician, Thomas Hales proved the honeycomb conjecture in 1999. This is
    remarkable. Mathematicians tried to prove this for centuries. Centuries! For a more in-depth look
    at the math, take a look at this article written by Hales.
    Music
    In our Nature of Patterns exhibition, children can play with an exhibit showcasing the patterns
    found in music. Pythagoras was the first to discover the musical harmony we enjoy is, yep, based
    on patterns, ratios to be precise. This one minute video explains it simply.
    Foam

    Young children love to blow bubbles or play with bubbles. They are playing with one of the
    fundamental patterns in the natural world. This interesting video discusses foams and froths. It
    focuses on the structure of foam and how it can be found in the structure of a wine cork to the
    froth on a cappuccino.

    Cracks
    Cracks are overlooked because they are so common. It is often a pattern engineers want to avoid,
    for example a crack in a bridge or a road or a glass. Engineers spend a lot of time trying to
    determine when a crack can become a catastrophe. This in-depth articlediscusses the history for
    fracture mechanics from frozen dirt to fractured rocks.

    Waves

    Waves are yet another common pattern found in nature. Think about it, waves can be seen
    crashing on a beach, at the snap of a rope or sound traveling through a speaker. Khan
    Academy is our final source to explain the physics of wave motion or a disturbance propagating
    through space. Kids can play with wave patterns and properties at CuriOdyssey. Through this
    play, they gain a deep understanding of the physical nature of waves.

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