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Year 7 · Maths

Use Sequences To Find The Nth Term

Year 7 learners practise finding the nth term of a sequence.

The activities include Find Missing Terms in a Sequence from a Formula, Find the nth Term in Arithmetic Sequences, Find the nth Term in Linear Sequences. The checked support below includes worksheet, video, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Find Missing Terms in a Sequence from a Formula
  • Find the nth Term in Arithmetic Sequences
  • Find the nth Term in Linear Sequences

Checked learning resources

  • Generating Linear Sequences KS3 Walkthrough Worksheet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Authenticated KS3 walkthrough teaches learners to substitute term positions into an nth-term rule, generate a linear sequence and decide whether a value belongs to that sequence.

  • Finding the nth term of a Linear Sequence Walkthrough Worksheet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Authenticated KS3 walkthrough finds the common difference as the coefficient of n, identifies the zero term and builds an nth-term rule in the form an + b.

  • Find the nth Term of a Linear Sequence Worksheet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Authenticated KS3 practice finds nth-term rules for increasing and decreasing linear sequences, uses the rule to calculate distant terms and checks whether a value appears.

  • Oak video: Finding The Nth Term

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    I can find the n^th term rule by investigating the common difference. Finding the common difference can help when finding the n^th term rule. Comparing the sequence to an appropriate multiplication table can help identif

  • Oak lesson slides: Finding The Nth Term

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    I can find the n^th term rule by investigating the common difference. Finding the common difference can help when finding the n^th term rule. Comparing the sequence to an appropriate multiplication table can help identif

  • Oak worksheet: Finding The Nth Term

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    I can find the n^th term rule by investigating the common difference. Finding the common difference can help when finding the n^th term rule. Comparing the sequence to an appropriate multiplication table can help identif

  • Algebra basics

    Khan Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Khan Academy algebra support for expressions, substitution, equations and simplifying terms.

  • Find the nth Term in Arithmetic Sequences video

    Corbettmaths Primary · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 Maths video matched to find the nth term in arithmetic sequences.