1. All pupils can manipulate geometric sequences
L.O.
All pupils understand how geometric sequences differ to arithmetic sequences
All pupils can manipulate geometric sequences

2. Starter:
Wipeboards

3. What’s the next term in this sequence?
Starter:
What’s the next term in this sequence?

4. How can you describe this pattern in words?
Starter:
How can you describe this pattern in words?
Ext. How can you describe this pattern algebraically?

5. What’s the next term in this sequence?
Starter:
What’s the next term in this sequence?

6. How can you describe this pattern in words?
Starter:
How can you describe this pattern in words?
Ext. How can you describe this pattern algebraically?

7. All pupils can manipulate geometric sequences
L.O.
All pupils understand how geometric sequences differ to arithmetic sequences
All pupils can manipulate geometric sequences

8. What’s different about these sequences to those we have seen before?
Main 1:
how geometric sequences differ to arithmetic sequences
What’s different about these sequences to those we have seen before?

9. Ext. What could the method be for describing geometric sequences?
Main 1:
how geometric sequences differ to arithmetic sequences
What was the method we used to describe arithmetic sequences (those we saw the past few lessons)?
Ext. What could the method be for describing geometric sequences?

10. Arithmetic Sequences:
Main 1:
how geometric sequences differ to arithmetic sequences
Arithmetic Sequences:
nth term: 𝑢 𝑛 = 𝑢 1 + 𝑛−1 𝑑
common difference: 𝑑= 𝑢 𝑛+1 − 𝑢 𝑛
Geometric Sequences:
nth term: 𝑢 𝑛 = 𝑢 1 𝑟 𝑛−1
common ratio: 𝑟= 𝑢 𝑛+1 𝑢 𝑛

11. All pupils can manipulate geometric sequences
L.O.
All pupils understand how geometric sequences differ to arithmetic sequences
All pupils can manipulate geometric sequences

12. manipulate geometric sequences
Main 2:
Geometric Sequences:
nth term: 𝑢 𝑛 = 𝑢 1 𝑟 𝑛−1
common ratio: 𝑟= 𝑢 𝑛+1 𝑢 𝑛
manipulate geometric sequences

13. manipulate geometric sequences
Main 2:
Geometric Sequences:
nth term: 𝑢 𝑛 = 𝑢 1 𝑟 𝑛−1
common ratio: 𝑟= 𝑢 𝑛+1 𝑢 𝑛
manipulate geometric sequences

14. manipulate geometric sequences
Main 2:
Geometric Sequences:
nth term: 𝑢 𝑛 = 𝑢 1 𝑟 𝑛−1
common ratio: 𝑟= 𝑢 𝑛+1 𝑢 𝑛
manipulate geometric sequences

15. manipulate geometric sequences
Main 2:
Geometric Sequences:
nth term: 𝑢 𝑛 = 𝑢 1 𝑟 𝑛−1
common ratio: 𝑟= 𝑢 𝑛+1 𝑢 𝑛
manipulate geometric sequences

16. All pupils can manipulate geometric sequences
L.O.
All pupils understand how geometric sequences differ to arithmetic sequences
All pupils can manipulate geometric sequences

17. Wipeboard questions
- Share your questions

18. All pupils can manipulate geometric sequences
L.O.
All pupils understand how geometric sequences differ to arithmetic sequences
All pupils can manipulate geometric sequences