Fibonacci flowers
The Fibonacci Series, an infinite sequence of natural numbers, can be found all around us in the natural world. A fundamental characteristic of the Universe, they are visible in naturally occurring patterns.
The Fibonacci Series is an infinite succession of natural numbers that begins with the numbers 1 and 1. From these two numbers, each new number in the sequence is obtained by adding the previous two:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377...
(1+1=2; 1+2=3, 2+3=5, 5+3=8...)
GOAL
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Look at the flowers in our photos and those around you. Count the number of petals the flowers have.
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How many Fibonacci numbers did you find? Draw a sketch of what you see.
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Did you discover a flower with a number of petals that is not found in the Fibonacci Series?
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Look outside. Where else you can identify the Fibonacci Series in action. You'll find it's all around you!
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Tell others about your discoveries!
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Send us photos of your Fibonacci flowers for our flower gallery.
Special thanks to Charlene Nevill for sharing her beautiful photographs of flowers with us!
