Copy a Pattern
Red blue red blue on screen. Copy the repeating pattern data.
A pattern is a rule that repeats, and computers use patterns to predict what data comes next.
- Watch a short pattern on screen
- Add the next colour in the pattern data
- Say what repeats like a computer following a rule
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Topic contents
Computer play 1 of 2
AB pattern
Pattern builder
Extend a red-blue patternPattern
Red, blue, red, blue. Spot the repeating pair.
Spot AB
An AB pattern is two colours that take turns. Watch the pair, then guess what comes next.
Grown-up note (read aloud)
Red then blue then red then blue on screen. The same two colours repeat. A computer follows this pattern rule too.
- Two data items repeat
- AB AB AB pattern on screen
Computer play 2 of 2
What is next?
Grown-up note (read aloud)
Look at the last colours on screen. If it ends with blue, the next one is red in an AB pattern. The computer can predict too.
- Last block hints next data
- Patterns are predictable on screen
Practice
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