What do you notice?
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- You might notice that the number of shaded squares is increasing at each new step.
- You might notice that the number of shaded squares increases by the same amount at each step.
- You might notice that the pattern’s shape stays the same.
What do you wonder?
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- You might wonder the number of shaded squares in Step \(4\) or maybe in the \(100^{\text{th}}\) step.
- You might wonder if this pattern continues in the same manner after Step 3.
- You might wonder if there is a rule or equation that can predict the number of shaded squares for any step.
