Fibonacci sequence

  • Fibonacci Surprises
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    Fibonacci surprises

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

  • Fibonacci Deduction
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    Fibonacci deduction

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Leonard writes down a sequence of numbers. Can you find a formula to predict the seventh number in his sequence?
  • Farey Fibonacci
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    Farey Fibonacci

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Investigate Farey sequences of ratios of Fibonacci numbers.

  • Building Gnomons
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    Building gnomons

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Build gnomons that are related to the Fibonacci sequence and try to explain why this is possible.
  • Simple Train Journeys
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    Simple train journeys

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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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?
  • First Forward into Logo 11: Sequences
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    First forward into Logo 11: sequences

    Age
    11 to 18
    Challenge level
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    This part introduces the use of Logo for number work. Learn how to use Logo to generate sequences of numbers.

  • Colour Building
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    Colour building

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Using only the red and white rods, how many different ways are there to make up the other rods?
  • Plus or Minus
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    Plus or minus

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Make and prove a conjecture about the value of the product of the Fibonacci numbers $F_{n+1}F_{n-1}$.
  • Pythagorean Fibs
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    Pythagorean fibs

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    What have Fibonacci numbers got to do with Pythagorean triples?
  • Fibonacci Fashion
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    Fibonacci fashion

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    What have Fibonacci numbers to do with solutions of the quadratic equation x^2 - x - 1 = 0 ?