Pattern Recognition Puzzles

Students solve a series of pattern puzzles involving numbers, letters, categories, riddles, and visual wordplay. For each puzzle, they determine the missing element and identify whether an AI or a human would solve it faster, with a written explanation. The activity strengthens logic and reasoning skills, encourages analysis of different problem-solving styles, and develops awareness of AI strengths such as rapid calculation versus human strengths such as interpreting wordplay and abstract clues.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Critical Thinking – Pattern Recognition and Logic

Mathematics – Sequencing and Number Patterns

English Language Arts – Interpreting Wordplay

Technology Literacy – Understanding AI Problem-Solving

This worksheet is part of our AI vs. Human Thinking collection.