Building Up! Growing Patterns in Towers

Lesson Overview

This lesson helps 2nd graders understand "growing patterns" by building towers with blocks, where each level has more blocks than the last. They'll then design their own towers with unique growing patterns, connecting math to real-world construction!

Duration

Less than 1 hour

Lesson Type

Project Based Lesson

Essential Question

How can we use growing patterns to design and build strong, interesting structures like towers?

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Math
- Geometry

Whiteboard or projector
Markers or pens
Building blocks (various shapes and colors, enough for each student or small group)
Large chart paper or construction paper
Markers
Camera (optional, to take pictures of block towers)

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Standards

2.PAFR Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning
- 2.PAFR.2 Recognize, describe, extend, and create patterns
  - 2.PAFR.2.1 Describe, extend, and create a growing shape pattern with up to three terms within a sequence

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