One of the most powerful aspects of mathematics is the ability to predict. Prediction usually involves reasoning.
Long before students meet the idea of algebraic patterns and formulae, or series and sequences, they can learn to predict. Work with patterning and predicting in Number and Algebra is vital, but prediction can also be expected in Geometry and Measurement, as well as Statistics and Probability.
The Paper Folding activity, for example, allows teachers to assess students' abilities to predict, at various year levels.
Line of symmetry activities allow students to make predictions then receive immediate feedback.
