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Patterns and Sequences
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Learning Objective
Discover how computers and AI use patterns to make decisions. Learn to identify, extend, and create patterns — a core computational thinking skill.
Section 1 — What do you already know?
Before we begin, write down anything you already know about: Patterns & Sequences
Section 2 — Key Concepts
1. What is a pattern in computational thinking?
Answer:
A pattern is a repeated sequence of shapes, numbers, colours or actions. In computational thinking, recognising patterns helps us solve problems more efficiently — and it is one of the core skills AI uses to make predictions.
2. How do computers use patterns?
Answer:
Computers use pattern recognition to identify faces in photos, understand speech, recommend videos, and filter spam emails. Every time an AI spots something familiar, it is using pattern recognition.
3. Why is learning patterns important for kids?
Answer:
Spotting and creating patterns builds logical thinking and mathematical reasoning. It is also the first step towards understanding how machine learning works.
Section 3 — Check Your Understanding
Answer the following questions in your own words.
1. Identify patterns in sequences of numbers, shapes, and colours
2. Extend and create simple patterns
3. Understand how pattern recognition helps computers and AI
4. Apply pattern thinking to solve simple problems
Section 4 — Fill in the Blanks
Complete the sentences using the concepts you have learned.
1. Patterns & Sequences helps computers _________________ patterns from _________________.
2. The main difference between AI and a normal program is that AI _________________ from data rather than following fixed _________________.
3. One real-world example of Patterns & Sequences is _________________, which uses it to _________________.
4. The inputs used by an AI model are called _________________ and the output it predicts is called a _________________.
Section 5 — Scenario Thinking
🤔 Think about this:
A healthcare organisation wants to use Patterns & Sequences to assist doctors in diagnosing patients earlier. What data would the AI need? What challenges could arise? How can the team ensure the AI is fair, safe, and accurate?
Section 6 — What Did I Learn?
✅ Three key ideas I now understand:
❓ One question I still have:
⭐ Challenge Task
If you were designing an AI solution using Patterns & Sequences, what problem would you solve? Outline a 3-step plan: (1) Problem statement, (2) Data to collect, (3) How to verify accuracy.