Repeating Patterns

What is the core of a pattern?

• The short part of the pattern that repeats over and over

• The whole pattern

What is the core of this pattern?

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What type of pattern is this?

• ABC

• AB

What type of pattern is this?

• ABBC

• ABC

What is going to come next?

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ABCABCABC__

• A

• B

Is this a pattern?

• no

• yes

Is this a repeating pattern?

1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

• no

• yes