Hazelwood School District Math PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITY #4 Maureen Curran and Mary Lou Aalbers Hazelwood School District

Problem Solving PYRAMID OF MYSTERY During an ancient exploration, these numbers were discovered written on the walls of a pyramid. They found a pattern in the numbers…can you? 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 5 10 10 5 1 --?--- -?--- --?-- -?- --?-- -?-- --?-- What is the number pattern, and what numbers go into the empty spaces? Copy and complete this pattern in your Math Journal.

Problem Solving PYRAMID OF MYSTERY 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 5 10 10 5 1 PYRAMID OF MYSTERY 1 6 15 20 15 6 1 What’s the pattern? Describe it in your journal.