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Can you explain a number pattern using both a picture and words?
Explore numbers & poetry with Omar Khayyam, then try the activity below.
The legacy behind the lesson
Omar Khayyam is known for poetry and for work in mathematics.
He studied cubic equations, in which an unknown can be raised to the third power.
His work included methods for solving cubic equations.
“Can you explain a number pattern using both a picture and words?”
Build a pattern and explain it
Gather: Paper and large paper squares.
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Make a row with one square, then another with two, then another with three.
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Draw the next two rows before adding the squares.
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Count the total after each row and write the numbers in a table.
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Describe the rule in your own words. Ask someone to predict the next total.