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Fibonacci Sequence

This document discusses Leonardo Fibonacci, the famous Italian mathematician from the Middle Ages. It provides biographical details about Fibonacci, including his birthplace of Pisa, Italy, and that he wrote an influential book in 1202 called "Liber Abaci" that described the mathematics he learned. The document then presents Fibonacci's famous rabbit problem and asks how many rabbits there would be after 1 year if 2 rabbits are put in a pen, assuming the rabbits reproduce monthly and produce 1 male and 1 female offspring each time. Readers are tasked with creating a diagram to illustrate the expanding rabbit population over the year. The rest of the document discusses applications of the Fibonacci sequence in nature.

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Fibonacci Sequence

This document discusses Leonardo Fibonacci, the famous Italian mathematician from the Middle Ages. It provides biographical details about Fibonacci, including his birthplace of Pisa, Italy, and that he wrote an influential book in 1202 called "Liber Abaci" that described the mathematics he learned. The document then presents Fibonacci's famous rabbit problem and asks how many rabbits there would be after 1 year if 2 rabbits are put in a pen, assuming the rabbits reproduce monthly and produce 1 male and 1 female offspring each time. Readers are tasked with creating a diagram to illustrate the expanding rabbit population over the year. The rest of the document discusses applications of the Fibonacci sequence in nature.

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Name: Leonardo Bonacci

Popularly known as FIBONACCI


Also known as . . .
Leonardo of Pisa
Leonardo Pisano
Bigollo
Leonardo Fibonacci
Most talented
Born: 1170, Pisa, Italy mathematician of
Died: 1250, Pisa, Italy the middle ages
In 1202, Fibonacci wrote a very famous book “Liber
abaci” to describe mathematics he learned.

If two new be in the


rabbits are pen after
put in a pen, one year?
How many
rabbits will
“If 2 new born rabbits
are put in a pen, how
many rabbits will be in
the pen after one year?”
Assume that rabbits...
... always produce one male and one female offspring
. ... can reproduce once every month.
... can reproduce when they are one month old.
... never die!

Your Task: Work with your seatmate and create an


illustration (tree diagram, table, flowchart, etc) on
how the rabbit population expanded over a year.
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The Fibonacci sequence in plants

Count the number of branches per generation.


The Fibonacci sequence

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, . . .


How many
rabbits are there
on the 13th
month? 14th
month?
Can you state the rule on how to get a term of the sequence?
The Fibonacci SURPRISE!

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, . . .

What can you say about every third term?

What can you say about every fourth term?

What can you say about every fifth term?


MORE SURPRISES!

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, . . .

Try adding together any three consecutive Fibonacci numbers. What do


you notice? Can you explain it?

Choose any four consecutive Fibonacci numbers. Add the first and last,
and divide by two. What do you notice? Can you explain it?

Discover any surprise of your own.

Creating a Sequence
Fruits

A banana has 3 sections


An apple has 5 sections
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FIBONACCI ARTWORK
Workshop
Work with a partner and create constructively aligned lesson
activities and assessment methods with the following lessons:
• Patterns and numbers in nature
• The Fibonacci sequence

1. What are the three things that you expect your students to be
able to do at the end of the lesson? (Learning Outcomes)

2. How do you assess your students on doing these things?


(Assessment Tasks)

3. How do you teach your students to do these things? (Teaching


and Learning Activities)
Workshop
Write your output draft on a Manila paper and be ready for a 3 to 5-
minute presentation for critiquing. The final output will be submitted
tomorrow (January 5, 2018) with the following specifications:

• On size A4 paper
• 12 pt. Arial font
• 1.5 space between lines, no extra space between paragraphs
• Include references
• Title on the first page and your name on the last page
Assignment
Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation of at most 8 slides
discussing a topic covered in Chapters 5 – 9 of Ian
Stewart’s Nature’s Numbers.

Print the slides on A4 paper, 4 slides to a page. Be ready


for a 10 – minute presentation of your work.

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