Number Patterns                          Name/s_______________________

Computer Activity 2 - Number sequences
(Activity #2 on the 'Patterns' page on the 'Interactive Math Activities' page on the 'BSD virtual Math Center' web page) 

Task
To find the next two numbers in the sequence.

Clue
Find the differences between each of the numbers given. Then find a pattern. It could be addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or a combination. Use the pattern you have discovered to find the next numbers than check to see if you are right.

Some patterns have negative numbers. Think of these as really "cold" numbers: temperatures below zero.

When you have successfully found the next two numbers, write the number sequence in one of the spaces below. Then describe the pattern in words.