Input Output Tables Teaching Resources
Add input/output tables to your teacher toolkit this school year with printable worksheets and activities ready to help your students develop their operations and algebraic thinking skills!
This collection of input-output table resources is teacher-created and has undergone a rigorous review by the teachers on the Teach Starter team to ensure they're student-ready. Find curriculum-aligned resources for your math centers to help students meet Common Core and state-level standards.
What Are Input-Output Tables?
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Input-output tables represent the relationship between two variables, providing pairs of numbers follow a certain pattern or rule. The inputs are listed in the left column, and the outputs are listed in the right column.
How to Use Input-Output Tables
Whether students are learning coordinate graphing standards, creating ordered pairs, or determining missing values, input-output tables can help students organize and show relationships between different data points.
As an example, if a student is analyzing an input-output table with a missing value, they must determine the relationship between the numbers in the left-hand column and the right-hand column. It may be that each number is being multiplied by 5, divided by 3, etc. Once the rule has been established, students can then use this to calculate the missing value.
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Blank Input Output Tables Template Set
Grab this blank input output tables template set to create a wide variety of function table activities that will have your students thinking algebraically.
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Number Pattern Task Cards – Addition and Subtraction
Practice identifying the rules of patterns, determining missing numbers, and interpreting word problems with this set of 36 task cards.
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Number Patterns 3rd Grade Worksheet Set
Share our number patterns 3rd grade worksheet set with your students to get them exploring number patterns and algebraic relationships.
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5th Grade Math Review – Test Prep Packet
Encourage your students to work through 8 pages of 5th-grade math problems while charting their progress to measure their success.
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Number Patterns 5th Grade Worksheet Set
Explore algebraic ideas with this number patterns 5th grade worksheet set that provides practice extending whole number, fraction, and decimal patterns.
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Input Output Machine Worksheet Set
Use this input output machine worksheet set to introduce your students to number patterns while giving them computational practice.
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Input Output Tables Worksheet Set
Provide this input output tables worksheet set to your students to give them practice identifying and extending number patterns using all four operations.
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Input Output Tables 4th Grade Escape Room
Play this input output tables 4th grade escape room with your students to put the “FUN” in functions!
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6th Grade Algebra Worksheets
Share these 6th grade algebra worksheets with your students to level up their skills in identifying and extending number patterns.
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Number Patterns 4th Grade Worksheet Set
Use this number patterns 4th grade worksheet set to give your students practice with multiplication and division number patterns.
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Number Patterns 2nd Grade Worksheet Set
Download this number patterns 2nd grade worksheet set to give your students practice skip counting and recognizing patterns.
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Number Pattern Worksheets for Grade 1
Share our number pattern worksheets for grade 1 with your students to introduce them to early concepts of algebra.
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Input Output Table Games — Bingo
Play input output table games like this Bingo activity to gamify your math lessons for maximum engagement!
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Function Machine Matching Game
Match input/output tables to their rules in this function machine game with an engaging robot theme.
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Input/Output Games — "Under the Sea" Board Game
Play input/output games like our “Under the Sea” board game to engage your students as they learn about algebraic patterns.
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Input Output Anchor Chart
Hang this input output anchor chart in your classroom to serve as a quick reference during a unit on number patterns.
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Function Machine Interactive Game
Share this function machine interactive game with your students, providing them a fun way to practice identifying and continuing number patterns.
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Additive and Multiplicative Relationships Worksheets PDF
Analyze number patterns with this additive and multiplicative relationships worksheets PDF that encourages students to reason logically and defend their answers.
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Graphing Numerical Equations – Google Slides Interactive Activity
Recognize and analyze patterns in graphs, input-output tables, and equations with this interactive activity.
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Differentiated Number Pattern Worksheets
Practice completing number patterns and determining their rules with this set of differentiated worksheets.
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Naming Number Patterns – Board Game
Identify the rule or missing numbers from an input-output table, number sequence, or word problem with this number patterns board game.
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5th Grade Algebraic Relationships Assessment
Assess student understanding of prime and composite numbers, numerical expressions, graphing numerical patterns, and more with this math assessment.
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Equations, Tables, and Graphs, Oh My! – Differentiated Worksheets
Use these differentiated worksheets to practice using equations to create patterns within input-output tables and graphs.
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Input-Output Tables and Graphing Task Cards
Practice reading input-output tables and plotting points in the first quadrant with this set of task cards.
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Graphing Using Input-Output Tables – Differentiated Worksheets
Use data from input-output tables to graph points with this set of differentiated worksheets.
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Creating Ordered Pairs From Input-Output Tables – Worksheet
Create ordered pairs from an input-output table and determine the rule for each table with this worksheet.
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Multiplicative & Additive Patterns – Match-Up
Practice identifying equations and finding unknown values in input-output tables with this match-up activity.