EPIC AT '25-'26 Pascal's Triangle (Jana Mustard) by Jana Mustard

Pascal's Triangle and Algebra II

2025-09-02 21:21:40 UTC

We used Pascal's Triangle in Honors Algebra II and above when I was in the classroom. The numbers in the triangle are actually the coefficients of your polynomial when you are multiplying a binomial like (x+y)^z.

New to Me

2025-09-02 21:21:44 UTC

This triangle is new to me, but definitely would be fun to implement as a bell ringer. My high students would get frustrated and this may help them with some perseverance.

Patterns!

2025-09-02 21:22:01 UTC

Students are looking for patterns within Pascal's Triangle which will be beneficial when looking for patterns in tables to determine the rate of change.

2025-09-02 21:22:07 UTC

I have not used Pascal's Triangle with students in middle school. It has come up in HS before, but I don't remember when. I haven't used it.

Sequences

shannonwethington2 — 2025-09-02 21:22:18 UTC

Pachal's triangle definitely could be used to make various connections between arithmetic and geometric sequences.

2025-09-02 21:22:53 UTC

I remember having used Pascal's triangle in Pre-Calculus in high school.

2025-09-02 21:22:54 UTC

It could connect to patterns and writing Algebraic expressions

Challenge

2025-09-02 21:23:23 UTC

I have not yet engaged my students in an activity like the triangle. A challenge I face is keeping up with the pacing guide. It is difficult to incorporate activities such as this in class. I know they are using critical thinking skills and amazing math reasoning, but when we're not multiplying numbers fluently it is difficult to provide a challenge such as this. In the future I'd love to give to early finishers or as a challenge to my kids who have mastered the skill we are trudging through.

Geometry

2025-09-02 21:23:29 UTC

In 8th grade math right now we are talking about Transformations and we are starting with the pre-image coordinates vs. image coordinates and trying to find the patter or the algebraic rule.

2025-09-02 21:23:34 UTC

I haven't used Pascal's Triangle, but I think that this would be a great tool to use during RTI to help students recognize patterns!

2025-09-02 21:23:42 UTC

I have not used Pascal's Triangle with my students. But, I have used the Fibonacci sequence and I feel that Pascal's triangle is similar.