The Happy Caterpillar Problem

In this lesson, you will complete Happy Caterpillars - a visual game of repeated operations.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.Each blue box is the product of the 3 numbers in that row or column. All the questions refer to this picture below. First, what is the value in box A?

1/3

Q2.What is the value in box B?

2/3

Q3.Which of the following could be a value for C?

3/3

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Each blue box is the product of the 3 numbers in that row or column. All the questions refer to this picture below. First, what is the value in box A?

1/3

Q2.What is the value in box B?

2/3

Q3.Which of the following could be a value for C?

3/3

Video

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Worksheet

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The Happy Caterpillar Problem:

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Look at this caterpillar. When it gets to 8, what would the next step be?

1/4

Q2.Thinking again about the caterpillar above, which starts at 15, what is its total length?

2/4

Q3.How long is a caterpillar which starts at 27?

3/4

Q4.Look at this caterpillar. Which of these numbers could this caterpillar NOT start with?

4/4

This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Quiz:

The Happy Caterpillar Problem:

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Look at this caterpillar. When it gets to 8, what would the next step be?

1/4

Q2.Thinking again about the caterpillar above, which starts at 15, what is its total length?

2/4

Q3.How long is a caterpillar which starts at 27?

3/4

Q4.Look at this caterpillar. Which of these numbers could this caterpillar NOT start with?

4/4

Lesson summary: The Happy Caterpillar Problem

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Time to move!

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For 5 mins...

Move around:
Jog

On the spot:
Dance

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