Introductory Patterns, Relations, and Time (k-2 new curriculum)

Question 1

how the elements change or remain constant

Answer 1

pattern

can involve sounds, objects, pictures, symbols, actions

can show increasing or decreasing change

more evident when the elements are oriented in familiar ways, or sorted by time etc.

Question 2

a repeating pattern that repeats in the same way forever

Answer 2

cycle

can express repetition of events or experiences
e.g.: seasons, day/night, life cycles, calendars, time, days of the week, months of the year

Question 3

sequence of one or more elements that repeats as a unit, the name of the portion that is repeating

Answer 3

pattern core

Question 4

increase or decrease in the number and size of elements

Answer 4

change

Question 5

sequence

Answer 5

the idea of having order

e.g.: time is indicated by ordinal numbers to show the order of time: first hour, or one o’clock

Question 6

words used to describe sequence

Answer 6

first (and other ordinal numbers)
next
today
yesterday
tomorrow
days of the week and months of the year, minutes in an hour

Question 7

the measure of an amount of time from beginning to end

Answer 7

duration