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The document discusses the Fibonacci sequence and how it appears in nature. It provides instructions for students to create a Fibonacci spiral using graph paper by outlining squares based on the Fibonacci numbers. Following the steps carefully will result in a completed spiral that demonstrates the pattern found commonly in pinecones, pineapples, snail shells, and other plants and animals. Students are then asked to compare their spiral to real-world examples and make a list of things in nature that exhibit the Fibonacci spiral pattern.

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Fibonacci WorkSheet

The document discusses the Fibonacci sequence and how it appears in nature. It provides instructions for students to create a Fibonacci spiral using graph paper by outlining squares based on the Fibonacci numbers. Following the steps carefully will result in a completed spiral that demonstrates the pattern found commonly in pinecones, pineapples, snail shells, and other plants and animals. Students are then asked to compare their spiral to real-world examples and make a list of things in nature that exhibit the Fibonacci spiral pattern.

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Domain

Focus: Mathematics
Name: Class: 6 Date:

Learning Outcome: -

Students will
1. understand what the Fibonacci sequence is and
2. understand how the Fibonacci sequence is expressed in nature.
3. appreciate the connect between Math and art around them.

4. create Golden rectangles and Fibonacci Spiral

Patterns: Math In Nature!


What do a pinecone, snail shell,
pineapple, and


sunflower have in common?

Look at this picture of a pinecone.

Do you see a pattern in the way the seeds are arranged?


A pinecone, pineapple, and snail shell have this pattern,
too. So do lots of other plants and animals. This is called
the Fibonacci Spiral.

The Fibonacci Spiral is based upon the Fibonacci numbers. These numbers are 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,
13, ... As you can see, the pattern in this sequence of numbers is made by adding two
numbers to get the next number in the sequence.

We can use these numbers to create this spiral that is so common in nature. Read the
directions on the next page to help you draw squares on the graph paper. If you follow each
step carefully, you will make a Fibonacci spiral!

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Task: Creating a Fibonacci Spiral








Instructions:

1. Look at the graph paper. The first number in the Fibonacci sequence, 1, has been drawn for
you.

2. Go to the square to the right of the 1. Outline that little square to represent the next
number in the pattern, another 1!

3. Use the line above the two 1 squares to outline a square that is 2 little squares long and 2
little squares high. This represents the next number in the sequence – 2.

4. Now move to the right of the 1 and 2 squares. Use the right side of the 2 square and the
right side of the second 1 square to draw a square that is 3 little squares high and 3 little
squares long. 3 is the next number in Fibonacci’s pattern!

5. Use the bottom of both 1 squares and the bottom of the 3 square to make the next number
in the pattern – a big square that is 5 little squares long and five little squares high.

6. Move to the left of the 2 square, the 1 square, and the 5 square. Use their left edges to
make the 8 square.

7. Finally use the top of the 8 square along with the top of the 2 and 3 square to make a 13
square.

If you followed directions, you will have used the entire graph paper to make Fibonacci’s
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Rectangle!

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Here is what your completed paper will look like:



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Compare what you have made to patterns in nature – you are sure to
spot the spiral in many unexpected places. Keep a list of animals and
plants that have this spiral.

_______________________________’s Fibonacci Spiral List


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