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.