Fibonacci sequence

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1 Step 2 Step

Age

11 to 14

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Liam's house has a staircase with 12 steps. He can go down the steps one at a time or two at time. In how many different ways can Liam go down the 12 steps?
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Fibonacci Surprises

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Play around with the Fibonacci sequence and discover some surprising results!
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Fibs

Age

11 to 14

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The well known Fibonacci sequence is 1 ,1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21.... How many Fibonacci sequences can you find containing the number 196 as one of the terms?
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Spirals Instead of Sunflowers

Age

11 to 16

Challenge level

Using logo to investigate spirals
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Stringing It Out

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Explore the transformations and comment on what you find.
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Fibonacci Factors

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

For which values of n is the Fibonacci number fn even? Which Fibonnaci numbers are divisible by 3?
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Simple Train Journeys

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

How many different journeys could you make if you were going to visit four stations in this network? How about if there were five stations? Can you predict the number of journeys for seven stations?
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Fibonacci Deduction

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Leonard writes down a sequence of numbers. Can you find a formula to predict the seventh number in his sequence?
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Golden Powers

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

You add 1 to the golden ratio to get its square. How do you find higher powers?
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Paving Paths

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

How many different ways can I lay 10 paving slabs, each 2 foot by 1 foot, to make a path 2 foot wide and 10 foot long from my back door into my garden, without cutting any of the paving slabs?