Numbers in Nature: Playing with the Fibonacci Sequence
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Numbers in Nature: Playing with the Fibonacci Sequence takes one of the most fascinating mathematical topics, the Fibonacci sequence, and the related Golden Ratio, and shows kids how math can be used to see patterns in all kinds of natural settings.
Product Description
Mini-course is provided as a 29-page PDF including a separate Science Tool Kit PDF to collect your badges.
Course Contents for Numbers in Nature: Playing with the Fibonacci Sequence
- Story: Fibonacci and the Beanstalk. Climb along with Fibonacci up his beanstalk and see how a mathematical sequence can help us understand patterns in nature.
- Activity 1: Flower Power. Use Fibonacci’s famous sequence and the Golden Angle to draw your own flowers and make your own Fibonacci Flower Book. Next, use the included Field Journal to find Fibonacci flowers in your neighborhood.
- Activity 2: The Golden Spiral. Visualize the relationship between numbers and shapes by drawing your own golden spirals. Do these remind you of anything in nature?
- Activity 3: Purely Numbers Game. Use the Fibonacci sequence to make mathematical sets and create new numbers. Who will be the first find all the sets they need?
- Activity 4: Walk for Fibonacci. How well do you know the Fibonacci sequence? Find out as you try to reach the finish line in this movement-based activity.
- Curiosity Connector. Check out these fun videos and books that look at the intersection of math, art, and naure.
- Tools for Your Tool Kit. See if you can answer all the questions about math and patterns in nature to earn tools for your Science Tool Kit.
- Glossary. Learn the mathematical terms for describing the Fibonacci sequence and the scientific terms for where it is observed in nature.
Materials Needed for Numbers in Nature: Playing with the Fibonacci Sequence
Colored pencils, eraser, pencil, scissors, mathematical compass (optional), two dice, blank paper, tape or glue.
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