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Copyright © Swun Math Grade 4 Unit 2 Lesson 16 P SJ
Multiplication: Patterns Using
a Rule
Procedural Lesson
Grade 4 · Unit 2 · Lesson 16
MC: 4.OA.5
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Steps:
1. Underline the starting number.
2. Circle the rule.
3. Box the number of terms needed.
4. Draw lines to represent each term.
5. Write your starting value on the first
line.
_____ , _____, _____, _____
1
st
2
nd
3
rd
term term term
6. If the rule has more than one step,
follow the steps in order.
7. Complete the pattern.
8. Identify a feature of the pattern.
Pattern: a sequence of shapes or numbers
that follow a rule
Growing pattern: a pattern that increases
with each term
Sequence: a set of numbers or shapes that
are in order
Term: the ordinal position of an object or
number in a pattern
For example:
Start with 2, create a pattern that grows by
multiplying the previous number by 2. Write
the 5
th
term.
2, 4, 8, 16, 32,
1
st
term 5
th
term
Rule: a statement that explains the
sequence of a pattern
Feature: a special characteristic or quality
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