Concept 6 of 6
Shape Patterns
Today's big idea
Find the repeating group, and it tells you what comes next.
Circle, square, circle, square… next is a circle.
How it works
👀 What's going on?
Circle, triangle, circle, triangle… what comes next?
💡 Here's the trick
A shape pattern repeats a group. Find the repeating group and it tells you what comes next.
Circle, square, circle, square… the group is circle-square, so the next one is a circle.
✍️ Try it
Triangle, triangle, circle, triangle, triangle, circle… what comes next? → triangle.
⚠️ Watch out
Find the smallest group that repeats before you guess.
Watch me solve one
Quanta solves it
“Watch how I think through one of these — then you try.”
THE PROBLEM
“Triangle, triangle, circle, triangle, triangle, circle… what comes next?”
- 1
Find the repeating group
The group is triangle, triangle, circle.
- 2
See where we are
We just finished a group.
- 3
Start the next group
It begins with a triangle.
- 4
Answer ✓
triangle
Now you try one — same steps, different story 👇
See it in action
⚡ Time to play!
Find the repeating group, then tap what comes next.
Quick check
✅ VERIFICATION
Circle, triangle, circle, triangle, circle… what comes next?
⚡ Finish the activity above first to answer.
Keep going!