Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

Virginia SOL 2.PFA.1

Describe, extend, create, and transfer repeating and increasing patterns using various representations.

What students need to be able to do

  • Identify and describe repeating and increasing patterns.
  • Analyze a repeating or increasing pattern and generalize the change to extend the pattern using objects, pictures, and numbers.
  • Create a repeating or increasing pattern using various representations (e.g., objects, pictures, numbers).
  • Transfer a given repeating or increasing pattern from one form to another (e.g., objects, pictures, numbers) and explain the connection.