This activity encourages students to apply the patterns in Pascal's Triangle. A teacher instructional plan with mathematical background, answer and challenge is included to explain how to present this problem, which is also an outgrowth of the Rutgers Discrete Math Institute.
A recording sheet is also included as part of the teacher packet so that students are able to record all different solutions using a systematic counting method, which is a goal of discrete mathematics.
Download Pascal's Ghosts problem, instructional plan, student recording sheet and answer key.
Be sure to check out Pascal's Pumpkins in an earlier post. This is an easier introduction to the patterns in Pascal's triangle.
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