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MATHEMATICS LESSON
GRADE 4

DATE: …………………….
TOPIC: NUMERIC PATTERNS: TERM 3

CONCEPTS & SKILLS TO BE ACHIEVED:

By the end of the lesson learners should know and be able to:

• create, recognise, describe, extend and make generalisations

• make predictions.
• work with different representations, such as flow diagrams and tables
RESOURCES: DBE Workbook, Sasol-Inzalo book, Textbook

MEMORANDUM

DAY 1

Classroom activities MEMORANDUM

Follow th example and investigate the follwoing patterns by answering
the questions.
1. 4 ; 8 ; 12 ; 16 ___
20 ; ___
24 ; ___
28

+4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4
(a) Show how the pattern expands by indicating the constant
difference. Answer: See numeric pattern
(b) Which three numbers follow after 16 in the pattern?
Answer: 20; 24 ; 28
(c) Explain in your own words how the pattern expands.
Answer:
The pattern expands by adding 4 to every number.
(d) What is the constant difference in the pattern?
Answer: The constant difference is +4
(e) Write the input and output numbers in a table.
Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 20
X4
Output 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 80

(f) What is the rule? Write it on the table. Answer: x4

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 (g) What will the answer of the 20th number in the pattern be?
Answer: 20 x 4 = 80
(h) Draw a flow diagram with the information derived from the
table.
Answer:

(i) Write a number sentence for every input on the flow

diagram.
Answer:
1x4=4
2x4=8
3 x 4 = 12
4 x 4 = 16
5 x 4 = 20
6 x 4 = 24
7 x 4 = 28
20 x 4 = 80

2. 6 ; 12 ; 18 ; 24 ; ___
30 ; 36
___ ; 42
___ 20

+6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +4
(a) Show how the pattern expands by indicating the constant
difference. Answer: See pattern.
(b) Which three numbers will follow after 24 in the pattern?
Answer: 30; 36; 42
(c) Explain in your own words how the pattern expands.
The pattern expands by adding 6 to every number.
(d) What is the constant difference in the pattern?
Answer: +6
(e) Write the input and output numbers in a table.
Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 20
X6
Output 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 120
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 (f) What is the rule? Write it on the table.
Answer: x6
(g) What will the answer of the 20th number in the pattern be?
Answer: 20 x 6 = 120
(h) Draw a flow diagram with the information derived from the
table.
Answer:

(i) Write a number sentence for every input on the flow

diagram.
Answer:
1x6=6
2 x 6 = 12
3 x 6 = 18
4 x 6 = 24
5 x 6 = 30
6 x 6 = 36
7 x 6 = 42
20 x 6 = 120

3. Miss Daisy buys chicken pies for every learner in her class. The
cost of each pie is R25.
• How much will she pay for 2 pies?
Answer: 2 x R25 = R50
• How much will she pay for 3 pies?
Answer: 3 x R25 = R75
• How much will she pay for 4 pies?
Answer: 4 x R25 = R100
• How much will she pay for 10 pies?
Answer: 10 x R25 = R250
• How much will she pay for 30 pies?
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 Answer: 30 x R25 = R750
(a) Complete the table with the information of the pies.
Answer:

Number of pies 1 2 3 4 10 30
(Input)
Amount R25 R50 R75 R100 R250 R750
payable
(Output)

(b) Draw a flow diagram with the information derived from the
table.
Answer:

(c) Write a number sentence for every input.

Answer:
1 x R25 = R25
2 x R25 = R50
3 x R25 = R75
4 x R25 = R100
10 x R25 = R250
30 x R25 = R750

4. Mrs. Jabulani wants to hire a jumping castle for the school’s

Carnival. She has to pay R300 deposit and then R30 for every
hour that she hires it.
(a) Complete the table to help her to calculate the costs per
hour.
Answer:
Number of hours 1 2 3 4 5 20 30 40
(Input)
Amount payable R30 R60 R90 R120 R150 R600 R900 R1 200
(Output)

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 (b) Draw a flow diagram with the information derived from the
table. Answer:

(c) Write a number sentence for every input on the flow

diagram. Answer:
1 x R30 = R30
2 x R30 = R60
3 x R30 = R90
4 x R30 = R120
10 x R30 = R300
30 x R30 = R900
(d) If the Carnival starts at 8:00 am and ends at 1:00 pm, what
amount does she have to pay for the number of hours
used?
Answer:
5 ure x R30 = R150

Homework:

5. Create your own numeric pattern (as in the example) then

answer the following questions. Write only the first five numbers of
your pattern.
Answer of learners will differ. The teacher must monitor their
answers and give feedback to learners.
(a) What will the next three numbers in your pattern be?
(b) Explain how the pattern expands.
(c) What is the constant difference of the pattern?
(d) Write your pattern with the input and output in a table.
(e) What is the rule?
(f) What will the answer of the 20th number in your pattern
be?

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 (g) Draw a flow diagram with the information derived from the
table.
(h) Write a number sentence for every input.
6. Denzel’s father farms with goats. The legs of the goats catch his
attention. With his knowledge of patterns he decides to compile
a table with the nume of legs of the goats.
(a) Complete the table to show the number of legs of the
goats.
Answer:
Number of goats
(Input)
1 2 3 4 10 20 30 40
Number of legs
(Output)
4 8 12 16 40 80 120 160

(b) Explain in your own words how the pattern expands.

Answer:
Four is added from the first number.
(c) What is the constant difference?
Answer: +4
(d) What is the rule?
Answer: x 4
(e) Draw a flow diagram with the information deriving the
table.
Answer:

(f) Write a number sentence for every input.

Answer:
1x4=4
2x4=8
3 x 4 = 12
4 x 4 = 16
10 x 4 = 40
20 x 4 = 80
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 30 x 4 = 120
40 x 4 = 160

(g) Denzel’s father has 300 goats on the farm. How many legs
are there? Write a number sentence to show your
calculations.
Answer: 300 x 4 = 1 200 legs

Day 2
Introduction: Investigate numeric patterns with two rules.
Memorandum
Classroom activities:
Now investigate the following numeric patterns by answering the
questions.

1. 2 ; 6 ; 10 ; 14 ; 18 ; ___
22 ; ___
26 ; ___
30

+4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4

(a) Demonstrate how the pattern expands by indicating the

constant difference.
Answer: See pattern
(b) Which three numbers will follow after 18 in the pattern?
Answer: 22; 26 ; 30
(c) Explain in your own word how the pattern expands.
Answer:
Four is added from the first output to all the consecutive
numbers.
(d) Write the input and output in a table.
Answer:

Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20
X4-2
Output 2 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 78

(e) What are the rules of the pattern? Show it on the table.
Answer: x 4 -2
(f) What will the answer of the 20th number in the pattern be?
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 Answer: 20 x 4 – 2 = 78
(g) Draw a flow diagram with the information deriving from the
table.
Answer:

(h) Write a number sentence for every input in the flow diagram.
Answer
1x4–2=2
2x4–2=6
3 x 4 – 2 = 10
4 x 4 – 2 = 14
5 x 4 – 2 = 18
6 x 4 – 2 = 22
7 x 4 – 2 = 26
8 x 4 – 2 = 30
20 x 4 – 2 = 78

2. 5 ; 9 ; 13 ; 17 ; 21 ; ___ 29 ; ___
25 ; ___ 33

+4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4

(a) Demonstrate how the pattern expands by indicating the

constant difference.
Answer: See number pattern.

(b) Which three numbers will follow after 21 in the pattern?

Answer 25 ; 29 ; 33

(c) Explain in your own words how the pattern expands.

Answer:
From the first number, the pattern increases by adding four
everytime.

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(d) Write the above information in a table to show the input and
output.
Answer:

Invoer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 50
Uitvoer 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 201 X4+1

(e) What is the rule of the pattern? Write it on the table.

Answer: x4 + 1
(f) What will the answer of the 50th number in the pattern be?
Answer:50 x 4 + 1 = 201
(g) Draw a flow diagram with the information deriving from the
table.
Answer:

(h) Write a number sentence for every input in the flow diagram.
Answer:
1x4+1=5
2x4+1=9
3 x 4 + 1 = 13
4 x 4 + 1 = 17
5 x 4 + 1 = 21
6 x 4 + 1 = 25
7 x 4 + 1 = 29
8 x 4 + 1 = 33
50 x 4 + 1 = 201

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3. 16 ; ___
13 ; ___
4 ; 7 ; 10 ; ___ 19

+3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3

(a) Demonstrate how the pattern expands by indicating the

constant difference.
Answer: See number pattern
(b) Which three numbers will follow after 10 in the pattern?
Answer: 13 ; 16 ; 19
(c) Explain in your own words how the pattern expands.
Answer:
The pattern expands by adding three from the first number.
(d) What is the constant difference in the pattern?
Answer: + 3
(e) Write the information derived from the table to show the input
and output.
Answer:
Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 30 100
Output 4 7 10 13 16 19 31 91 301

(f) What are the rules in the pattern? Write it in the table.
Answer: x 3 ; + 1
(g) What will the answers of the 10th, 30th and 100th numbers in
the pattern be?
Answer
10 x 3 + 1 = 31
30 x 3 + 1 = 91
100 x 3 + 1 = 301
(h) Draw a flow diagram with the information deriving from the
table.
Answer:

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(i) Write a number sentence for every input in the flow diagram.
Answer:
1x3+1=4
2x3+1=7
3 x 3 + 1 = 10
4 x 3 + 1 = 13
5 x 3 + 1 = 16
6 x 3 + 1 = 19
10 x 3 + 1 = 31
30 x 3 + 1 = 91
100 x 3 + 1 = 301

4. 15 ; ___
7 ; 9 ; 11 ; 13 ; ___ 17 ; 19
___

+2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2
+3

(a) Demonstrate how the pattern expands by indicating the

constant difference.
Answer: See number pattern

(b) Which three numbers will follow after13 in the pattern?

Answer: 15 ; 17 ; 19

(c) Explain in your own words how the pattern expands.

Answer:
The pattern increases by adding 2 every time.

(d) What is the constant difference in the pattern?

Answer: +2

(e) Write the information in a table to show the input and output.

Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 40
x2+5
Output 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 85

(f) What are the rules in the pattern? Show it on the table.
Answer: x 2 ; + 5

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 (g) What will the answer of the 40th number in the pattern be?
Answer: 40 X 2 + 5 = 85

(h) Draw a flow diagram with the information deriving the table.
Answer:

(i)Write a number sentence for every input in the flow diagram.

Answer:
1x2+5=7
2x2+5=9
3 x 2 + 5 = 11
4 x 2 + 5 = 13
5 x 2 + 5 = 15
6 x 2 + 5 = 17
7 x 2 + 5 = 19
40 x 2 + 5 = 85
Homework:
Answers from learners will differ. Teachers have to monitor and
check work done and give feedback.

5. Create your own numeric pattern with two rules. Follow these
steps to help you.
(a) Write down the first five numbers of your pattern.
(b) Demonstrate how the pattern expands by indicating the
constant difference.
(c) Explain in your own words how the pattern expands.
(d) Write the above information in a table to show the input and
output.
(e) What is the rules in the pattern? Show it on the table.
(f) What will the answer of the 10th number in the pattern be?
(g) Draw a flow diagram with the information deriving the table.
(h) Write a number sentence for every input in the flow diagram.
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 Day 3
Introduction: Order of operations
MEMORANDUM
Classroom activities:
Do the following exercises.
1. Investigate Flow diagrams C and D.
(a) Complete both diagrams by filling in the answers.
Answer:

5
Flow diagram C 9
Flow diagram D
8 12
11 15

14 18

38 42

(b) What are the differences between Flow diagram C and Flow
diagram D?
Answer:
• The answers are different.
• The order of operations are different.
(c) Write number sentences for every input of Flow diagram C.
Answer:
1x3+2=5
2x3+2=8
3 x 3 + 2 = 11
4 x 3 + 2 = 14
12 x 3 + 2 = 38

(d) Write number sentences for every input of Flow diagram D.

Answer:
(1 + 2) x 3 = 9
(2 + 2) x 3 = 12
(3 + 2) x 3 = 15
(4 + 2) x 3 = 18
(12 + 2) x 3 = 42

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(e) Which important fact should you remember?
Answer:
Use brackets when addition and subtraction is done before
multiplication and division.

2. Investigate Flow diagrams E and F.

(a) Complete both diagrams by filling in the answers.
Answer:
3
Flow diagram F 0
Flow diagram E
7 4
11 8

15 12

79 76

(b) What are the differences between Flow diagram E and Flow
diagram F?
Answer:
• The answers are different.
• The order of operations are different.
(c) Write number sentences for every input of Flow diagram E.
Answer:
1x4–1=3
2x4–1=7
3 x 4 – 1 = 11
4 x 4 – 1 = 15
20 x 4 – 1 = 79
(d) Write number sentences for every input of Flow diagram F.
Answer:
(1 – 1) x 4 = 0
(2 – 1) x 4 = 4
(3 – 1) x 4 = 8
(4 – 1) x 4 = 12
(20 – 1) x 4 = 76
(e) Which important fact should you remember?
Answer:
Use brackets when addition and subtraction is done before
multiplication and division.

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3. Investigate Flow diagrams G and H.
(a) Complete both diagrams by filling in the answers.

Flow diagram G 4
Flow diagram H 4
8
8
12 12
16 16
20
20

(b) What are the differences between Flow diagram G and Flow
diagram H?
Answer:
• The order of operations differ.
(c) Write number sentences for every input of Flow diagram G.
Answer:
10 ÷ 5 x 2 = 4
20 ÷ 5 x 2 = 8
30 ÷ 5 x 2 = 12
40 ÷ 5 x 2 = 16
50 ÷ 5 x 2= 20
(d) Write number sentences for every input of Flow diagram H.
(You do not have to use brackets).
Answer:
10 x 2 ÷ 5 = 4
20 x 2 ÷ 5 = 8
30 x 2 ÷ 5 = 12
40 x 2 ÷ 5 = 16
50 x 2 ÷ 5 = 20
(e) Which important conclusion can we derive from the two
diagrams regarding the order of operations?
Answer:
Even though multiplication and division were switched
around, it did not impact on the answers.

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Homework:
Answers from learners will differ. Teachers have to monitor and
check work done and give feedback.

4. Investigate the order of operations in flow diagrams by

creating your own flow diagrams and making your own
conclusions.

• Follow these steps:

(a) Name each flow diagram.
(b) Choose the inputs.
(c) Choose two different operations.
(d) Complete both flow diagrams by filling in the answers.
(e) Write number sentences for each flow diagram.
(f) Which conclusions can you derive from your flow diagrams?

Day 4
Introduction: Apply the inverse operation

Classroom activities:
Do these activities.
1. Complete the flow diagrams by following the steps.
Answer
9
10
13
9
-7
19

(a) What is the inverse rule for the flow diagram? Write it under
the rule.
Answer: -7

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(b) Write number sentences to show your calculations.
Answer:
2+7=9
3 + 7 = 10
6 + 7 = 13
16 – 7 = 9
26 – 7 = 19

(c) Complete the flow diagram by filling in the anwers.

Answer: See flow diagram
2. Complete the flow diagram by filling in the anwers.
7

21
28
6 ÷7
9

(a) What is the inverse rule for the flow diagram? Write it under
the rule. Answer: ÷ 7
(b) Write number sentences to show your calculations.
Answer:
1x7=7
3 x 7 = 21
4 x 7 = 28
42 ÷ 7 = 6
63 ÷ 7 = 9
(c) Complete the flow diagram by filling in the anwers
Answer: See flow diagram
3. Complete the flow diagram by filling in the anwers.

4
66
82
÷8 -2
98

(a) What is the inverse rule for the flow diagram? Write it under
the rule.
Answer: ÷8 ; -2
(b) Write number sentences to show your calculations.
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 Answer:
(18 – 2) ÷ 8 = 2
(34 – 2) ÷ 8 = 4
8 x 8 + 2 = 66
10 x 8 + 2 = 82
12 x 8 + 2 = 98

(c) Complete the flow diagram by filling in the anwers.

Answer: See flow diagram

4. Complete the table by answering the questions.

Input 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 20 100 x4
Output 5 9 13 17 25 33 41 81 401 +1

+4 +4

(a) What is the constant difference? Write it in the table.

Answer: +4
(b) What are the rules for the table?
Answer: x 4 ; + 1
(c) Test the rules with the first three inputs given by writing number
sentences for the complete set of inputs and outputs.
Answer:
1 x 4 + 1= 5
2x4+1=9
3 x 4 + 1 = 13
(d) Find the outputs for inputs 4, 6 and 8 by writing number
sentences. Write the answers in the table.
Answer:
4 x 4 + 1 = 17
6 x 4 + 1 = 25
8 x 4 + 1 = 33
(e) What are the inverse rules?
Answer: ÷ 4 ; -1
(f) Determine the inputs for outputs 41, 81 and 401 by applying
the inverse rules. Write number sentences to show your
calculations.
Answer:
(41 – 1) ÷ 4 = 10
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 (81 – 1) ÷ 4 = 20
(401 – 1) ÷ 4 = 100

Homework:

Answers from learners will differ. Teachers have to monitor and check
work done and give feedback.

5. Create any two flow diagrams to demonstrate that you can

apply the inverse rule/s in operations..

Day 5
Challenges
Guys, the world of patterns is infinit. You have seen that you can
create your own patterns. There should however be a rule.
Today I have a few challenges for you to see if you can find the rule
without any examples.

Classroom activities:
On your marks, ready, go!

1. Complete the numeric patterns by filling in the missing numbers.

(a) 4 ; 8 ; 12 ; 16 ; ___20 ;___
24 ; ___
28
(b) 18 ; 16 ; 14 ; ___
12 ; ___ 10 ; ___
8

(c) 1 ; 6 ; 11 ; 16 ; ___
21 ; ___26 ; ___
31
(d) 2 ; 4 ; 8 ; 16 ; ___
32 ; ___64 ; ___
124

(e) 1 ; 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 5 ; 8 ; ___
13 ; ___
21 ; ___
34
(f) 1 ; 4 ; 9 ; 16 ; ___
25 ; ___36 ; ___
49
(g) 87 ; 66 ; 45 ; ___24 ; ___
3

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2. Find the rule/s for the following flow diagrams and write number
sentences to show your calculations

(a)

(b)

x6 24
6 ÷6
9

(c)

18
+3 23
6 ÷5 -3
8

3. Find the rule/s to complete the table and write number sentences
to show your calculations.

Input 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 20 x3
Output 7 10 13 16 19 25 34 64 +4

+3 +3

Homework:

There is no homework.

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