Fibonacci sequence

  • 1 Step 2 Step
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    1 Step 2 Step

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    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?

  • Fibonacci Surprises
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    Fibonacci Surprises

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    11 to 14
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    Play around with the Fibonacci sequence and discover some surprising results!

  • Fibs
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    Fibs

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    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?
  • Stringing it Out
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    Stringing It Out

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    14 to 16
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    Explore the transformations and comment on what you find.
  • Simple Train Journeys
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    Simple Train Journeys

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    5 to 11
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    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?
  • Golden Powers
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    Golden Powers

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    16 to 18
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    You add 1 to the golden ratio to get its square. How do you find higher powers?
  • Paving Paths
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    Paving Paths

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    11 to 14
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    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?
  • Golden Fibs
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    Golden Fibs

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    16 to 18
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    When is a Fibonacci sequence also a geometric sequence? When the ratio of successive terms is the golden ratio!
  • Sheep Talk
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    Sheep Talk

    Age
    7 to 11
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    In sheep talk the only letters used are B and A. A sequence of words is formed by following certain rules. What do you notice when you count the letters in each word?