What Comes Next? (game)


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What Comes Next? is an online game created by Sarah Lonberg-Lew & Eric Appleton of the Adult Numeracy Network (you may want to become a member).

The game can be an introduction to sequences and functions. Can you predict the next number?

sample screen

Your job is to figure out the next number in the sequence. If you’re stuck, take your best guess.
The grey area on the left keeps track of the sequences you have tried.

Click Give me a new sequence to choose the level of your next sequence.

Instructions

After you have figured out the next number three times for a particular sequence, you will have a chance to try the Jump Ahead Challenge:

Jump Ahead Challenge

There are 4 levels of sequences, including linear, quadratic, exponential, and other growth models. We recommend starting with Level 1 until your students can confidently figure out the next number.