Fibonacci Sequence Science Fair
Abstract
The experiment conducted was used in this case to demonstrate how math can be everywhere around you and maybe by knowing this people can start caring about mathematics a little more than what they do. You might think, math is only a bunch of numbers, but what if I tell you it is all around you? For example in a tree? In a flower?
At the beginning of the experiment the hypothesis was to look for patterns in nature focusing in the Fibonacci sequence as a main and looking for angles. What was first done was to count a pine cone’s pieces, a flower’s petals, a celery, and grapes to find the Fibbonacci sequence which not found only on the celey and on the flower, elsewhere the Fibonacci was there.
After finishing the experiment I started noticing more patterns relating to the Fibonacci sequence. For example, in a tree you start counting by the tree trunk; if you start going up there are two branches with three leaves, then five, them eight until there is no more to count you go to the next branch and do the same thing until you reach the top of the tree. I think math can be found practically everywhere you look if you can find the right sequence. When you are looking for patterns there is at least one for anything. Math can be very important and people can start caring more about it if they know it is all around them.
Introduction
In my science fair project I am going to try to find mathematical patterns in nature. The main pattern I am looking for is for the Fibonacci sequence, which consist of the numbers in the following order: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34… so forth and so on always adding the number before. I will try my experiments in trees, pine combs, flowers, fruits, seashells, and vegetables. I think that the Fibonacci sequence will only be found in a pine comb or in a flower. I am going to look for information on the Fibonacci to know exactly what I am looking for. I am going to look for information on other relatively patterns as well
The experiment conducted was used in this case to demonstrate how math can be everywhere around you and maybe by knowing this people can start caring about mathematics a little more than what they do. You might think, math is only a bunch of numbers, but what if I tell you it is all around you? For example in a tree? In a flower?
At the beginning of the experiment the hypothesis was to look for patterns in nature focusing in the Fibonacci sequence as a main and looking for angles. What was first done was to count a pine cone’s pieces, a flower’s petals, a celery, and grapes to find the Fibbonacci sequence which not found only on the celey and on the flower, elsewhere the Fibonacci was there.
After finishing the experiment I started noticing more patterns relating to the Fibonacci sequence. For example, in a tree you start counting by the tree trunk; if you start going up there are two branches with three leaves, then five, them eight until there is no more to count you go to the next branch and do the same thing until you reach the top of the tree. I think math can be found practically everywhere you look if you can find the right sequence. When you are looking for patterns there is at least one for anything. Math can be very important and people can start caring more about it if they know it is all around them.
Introduction
In my science fair project I am going to try to find mathematical patterns in nature. The main pattern I am looking for is for the Fibonacci sequence, which consist of the numbers in the following order: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34… so forth and so on always adding the number before. I will try my experiments in trees, pine combs, flowers, fruits, seashells, and vegetables. I think that the Fibonacci sequence will only be found in a pine comb or in a flower. I am going to look for information on the Fibonacci to know exactly what I am looking for. I am going to look for information on other relatively patterns as well
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