Pattern Hunter · Lesson 1
The Pattern Zoo
Patterns come in species: repeating, growing, and number patterns. Learn to recognize each one, and you'll start seeing them everywhere.
Welcome to the zoo! 🦁
Every pattern is a promise about what comes next. Crack the rule, and you can predict the future of the sequence. In this lesson you'll meet the three big species of pattern, and by the end, you'll identify them in the wild like a real Pattern Hunter.
Game 1: Repeating Patterns 🔄
A repeating pattern loops the same chunk over and over: A-B-A-B or A-B-C-A-B-C. Find the loop, and you know what's next. Tap the next item in each sequence!
Game 2: Growing & Number Patterns 📈
A growing pattern changes by a rule: add 3, double it, add one more each time. Crack each rule and type the next number. (Press Enter or tap away to check.)
🌻 Meet Fibonacci: nature's favorite pattern
You just cracked it in Game 2: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13… where each number is the sum of the two before it. This one sequence shows up all over nature.
🔍 Found in the wild
Sunflower seed spirals · nautilus shells · pine cones · flower petals · hurricane and galaxy spirals
💼 Used by professionals
Game 3: Pattern Safari 🧭
Final challenge: identify each pattern's species. Is it repeating, growing, or Fibonacci?
🏆 Your XP Progress
- ○ Tamed repeating patterns +8 XP
- ○ Cracked number patterns +9 XP
- ○ Completed the Pattern Safari +8 XP
Total XP earned: 0 / 25
🖨️ Take the hunt home
Download the practice worksheet: more sequences to crack, plus space to invent your own pattern and stump a friend.
🧭 Keep Going
🏆 Complete This Lesson!
Met all the species? Mark this lesson complete to track your progress.