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Math is fun! And it is all around us!
Look at this Sunflower... what do you notice about it?
The seed heads in this sunflower are in a spiral pattern. What do the spirals look like, and how do they connect to Fibonacci numbers?
Look at this Sunflower... what do you notice about it?
The seed heads in this sunflower are in a spiral pattern. What do the spirals look like, and how do they connect to Fibonacci numbers?
- Have students count the different circles (or spirals) of seeds and create a T-chart.
- Have students (as a challenge) find the difference between the amount of seeds in each row.
- Do students notice a pattern with the amount of seeds? What pattern rule do they create?