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Monday 19 October 2015

Fibonacci Numbers

We learnt the rule of the Fibonacci sequence. Fibonacci numbers are an interesting mathematical idea.
The Fibonacci Sequence is the series of numbers:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ...
The next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it.
  • The 2 is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+1)
  • Similarly, the 3 is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+2),
  • And the 5 is (2+3),
  • and so on...


We did some investigations-
We had to continue the pattern and see how far we got.
We did other challenges too:




On many plants, the number of petals is a Fibonacci number and the seed distribution on sunflowers has a Fibonacci spiral effect.

The Fibonacci number pattern can also be seen elsewhere in nature:


    • with the rabbit population
    • with snail shells
    • with the bones in your fingers
    • with pine cones
    • with pineapples

We drew the patterns on a piece of squared paper.

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We went for a treasure hunt.




We enjoyed watching:
 




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