1. Title
Date
To assess my understanding of sequences
30/11/2018
Starter Activity
Complete the ‘Heard the Word Grid.’
Are there any key words that you have learnt or have a better understanding of now than you did at the start of this unit of work?

2. Sequence Term Term to Term rule Nth term rule Linear Sequence
Key Words / symbols
Never heard before?
Heard of but not sure what it means?
Know what it means and can explain it in context
Jot down your ideas here...
Sequence
Term
Term to Term rule
Nth term rule
Linear Sequence
Quadratic Sequence

3. What are the next two terms (numbers) in these sequences? 1
Questions and Answers
Fluency
What are the next two terms (numbers) in these sequences?
4, 7, 10, 13, ... , … ,
30, 25, 20, 15, ... , … ,
Problem Solving
Draw the next pattern in this sequence
Reasoning
Sequence 1) 4, 7, 10, 13, ...
Sequence 2) 13, 10, 7, 4, …
What is the same about these two sequences?
What is different about these two sequences.

4. 2
Questions and Answers
Fluency
Describe this sequence in words, so that I would be able to write down the first five terms without seeing it … , 11, 15, 19
Problem Solving
Write down the first five terms of this sequence… Start at 40 and subtract 4
Reasoning
True or False, the term to term rule for the sequence below is add 3?
3, 7, 11, 15…
You must explain your answer.

5. 3
Question
Answer
Fluency
Write down the first 5 terms (numbers) in this sequence 5n
1st term, 2nd term, 3rd term 4th term 5th term
Problem Solving
What is the position to term rule (nth term rule) for this sequence?
7, 12, 17, 22, 27
Explain how you worked it out.
Reasoning
What is the same and what is different about the sequences with these nth term rules. 2n
2n + 4
They are the same because………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
They are the different because…………………………..

6. 4
Question
Answer
Fluency
What is the position to term rule (nth term rule) for this sequence?
20, 17, 14, 11, 8
Problem Solving
What would the 20th term in this sequence be?
7n + 4
Explain how you worked it out.
Reasoning
Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.
3, 8, 13, 18, 23
Explain why 37 is not a term in this sequence.

7. 5
Question
Answer
Fluency
What is the 10th term in this sequence
1, 4, 9, 16, 25
Problem Solving
The nth term of a sequence is
2n2 + 1
Write down the first 5 terms in the sequence.
Reasoning
How is a quadratic sequence different from a linear sequence?

8. Use the space below to set yourself a question similar to the ones you were able to answer confidently.
Use the space below to answer the question that you have set yourself
My own question…
My answer…

9. 5 4 3 2 1
Sequences
I can draw the next two patterns in a simple sequence
I can work out the next two terms (numbers) in a sequence
I can find a term to term rule for a linear sequence.
I can describe a sequence in words
I can find the position to term rule for a linear sequence and explain how I worked it out.
I can generate a sequence from a position to term rule.
I can use a position to term rule to find any term in a sequence and also to decide whether a number is part of a sequence.
I understand the difference between a linear sequence and a quadratic sequence.

10. My teachers probing question My answer
What I will do to act upon my ‘Even Better If’’ comment
Strategy
Tick / Comments
Complete a mymaths lesson or booster pack
Use a revision guide or text book
Ask my teacher to explain during a lesson
Ask a peer to explain during a lesson
Ask someone at home to help
Attend a revision session at school
Attend homework club
Something else (describe your strategy here)
Dialogue marking sheet.