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Here are some circles which are coins, counters, and rings. I used 10 coins, 19 counters, and 12 rings.

I wonder how many coins, counters, and rings I would need to make the next size up for each?

What is your idea of the 'next size up'?

My shapes are a triangle, a hexagon, and a rectangle.

What shapes could you make by putting circles together?

How many would you use?

How many would you need for the next size up?

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As another route to being creative consider these four arrangements. What could they lead you to creating and share?
 

Comments

Submitted by Jan S. Dybicz on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 05:22

Are we assuming that the circles are packed in a hexagonal packing arrangement? Because if we are not, then we could make any shape we want with integral sides whose angles are between sixty and three-hundred degrees.

Submitted by bb366 on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 07:06

You may assume that but you may explore other similar ideas, as this is a creative exploration.

Submitted by Gareth on Fri, 05/06/2016 - 09:37

To make the triangle the next size I put the counters on top of each other to make it higher. I doubled the counters.
Then I made it longer. Each time I added on more counter to the bottom row. First I added 5, then 6, then 7 and then 8 .

Submitted by kyle w on Fri, 05/06/2016 - 09:39

I added 5 coins to the bottom of the triangle to make it the next size up.
I added 6 counters to make the next size up on the Hexagon.
I added 8 rings to the rectangle to make it the next size up.

Submitted by bb366 on Fri, 05/13/2016 - 15:36
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Rectangle number Number of counters Counters added
1 12 N/A
2 30 18
3 56 26
4 90 34
5 132 42
6 182 50


Our idea of the next size up is that each time, the old rectangle gets surrounded by another rectangle of counters .The rule is to add 8 more to the new layer than the old layer. For example in size number 2 there are 18 counters added, whereas in size 3 there are 26 counter added which is 18 + 8. Esti , Hiral , Karina, Rhiya and Roshni Year 4

We have investigated building up triangles made of circles. • Finding the meaning of the next size up • Finding pattern to get the next size up Our definition for the next size up on a triangle is to add a border round the original triangle and to keep on doing it to get the additional size up.
Triangle No. No. counters added Total of counters
1 9 10
2 18 20
3 27 30
4 36 40


The rule used is: multiply the triangle number by 9 then add the size/border number. Algebraically it was: n x 9 +n which is 9n + n which is 10 n. by Rali, Shreya, Gracie and Avril Chloe, Year 5

Submitted by John on Thu, 05/19/2016 - 10:02

For the triangle you need 15 as the next size

Submitted by John on Thu, 05/19/2016 - 10:02

For the triangle you need 15 as the next size

Submitted by Bob on Thu, 05/19/2016 - 10:05

For the hexagons you need 24 counters

Submitted by Kian on Thu, 05/19/2016 - 10:08

For the rectangle you need thirty rings all to gether

Submitted by Denisa ... on Thu, 05/26/2016 - 12:06

I found that to make the triangle next size up i had to add 15 and that made my shape bigger in total i had 25 pieces of circles together.
I made some mistakes but i had my teacher to help me but I think that at the end thought that it was not challenging enough for me and I did not enjoy it as much as I thought.