Here are some objects.

Objects. Pattern blocks and Counters. Pattern Blocks, Total, 10. Red trapezoid, 1. Orange square, 1. Blue Rhombus, 1. Yellow hexagon, 2. Green triangle, 5. Counters, Total, 5. Red, 3. Yellow, 2.

1. What are 2 categories you can use to sort these objects?

2. What are 2 different categories you can use to sort these objects?

Here are some objects.

1. Show how you could sort the balls into 3 categories.

2. How many balls are in each category?

   category 1: ____________

   category 2: ____________

   category 3: ____________

How are these representations the same?
How are they different?

Gather data from the classroom or home.
Sort your data into categories.
Show how you sorted the data on paper. 

There are 15 pattern blocks in a bag.
There are squares, triangles, and hexagons.
The chart shows how many squares are in the bag.

How many triangles could be in the bag?

How many hexagons could be in the bag?

Find as many solutions as you can.