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Algebra - What's the Pattern?
This is a Teachers TV Key Stage Two algebra lesson starter based around how many people can sit at a birthday party table. The birthday boy and girl must sit at opposite ends of the table with all their guests sitting down either side. A single table can seat six children, one at each end and two on either side. When a second table is added, ten children can be seated (two at either end and four at each side).
As the tables and the number of children grow, a pattern starts to appear. Students are challenged to work out the pattern and predict how many children could come to the party if there were 100 tables.
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