Florida B.E.S.T. MA.4.AR.3

MA.4.AR.3 is a B.E.S.T. standard. These are the benchmarks under it.

• MA.4.AR.3.1

  Determine factor pairs for a whole number from 0 to 144. Determine whether a whole number from 0 to 144 is prime, composite or neither.

• MA.4.AR.3.2

  Generate, describe and extend a numerical pattern that follows a given rule.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students extend number sequences by applying an operation rule to each term. They identify missing terms, describe the rule, and decide whether a number fits the pattern.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can extend a sequence accurately and state the operation used between terms. The student can fill in missing terms and check whether a given number belongs in the pattern.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may apply the rule to the starting number each time instead of to the previous term. They often confuse adding 4 with multiplying by 4 or assume every pattern increases.

04

How to Assess It

Give this exit ticket: Complete 3, 9, 15, __, __. State the rule, then explain whether 30 belongs in the pattern.

1. 01

   Build cube towers with heights 3, 6, 9, and 12, then add two more towers and label the rule.

2. 02

   Ask students to explain how they know the next two terms in 2, 6, 10, 14.

3. 03

   Play Rule Detective: one partner writes five terms, and the other names the rule and adds two terms.

4. 04

   Create a savings table starting with $5 and adding $3 weekly, then find the balance after eight weeks.

• MA.3.AR.3

  Identify numerical patterns, including multiplicative patterns.

• MA.3.AR.3.3

  Identify, create and extend numerical patterns.

• MA.5.AR.3.1

  Given a numerical pattern, identify and write a rule that can describe the pattern as an expression.