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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Fibonacci Sequence & Robots

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using the LEGO NXT robotics kit, students construct and program robots to illustrate and explore the Fibonacci sequence. Within teams, students are assigned roles: group leader, chassis builder, arm builder, chief programmer, and...
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Other

University of Surrey: The First 500 Fibonacci Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of the first 500 Fibonacci numbers, including their prime factorization and whether they are prime.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Fibonacci Sequence

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Math Forum explains the explicit formula for fibonacci numbers.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Golden Ratio

For Students 9th - 10th
A clear explanation, with drawings and examples, of the golden ratio. The examples demonstrate the beauty of mathematics, such as how two Fibonacci numbers can approximate the golden ratio, and why the golden ratio can be called the...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: It All Started With a Pair of Rabbits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the set of Fibonacci numbers and shows how this set is present in many aspects of nature. Through the lesson, students explore the first 13 elements in the...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Part C: Fibonacci Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
Look at an interesting application of ratios that demonstrates the amazing patterns that emerge when we examine mathematics. The Fibonacci numbers are found in art, music, and nature.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Discovering Phi: The Golden Ratio

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the mathematical constant phi, the golden ratio, through hands-on activities. They measure dimensions of "natural objects"--a star, a nautilus shell and human hand bones--and calculate ratios of the measured values,...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Class of Gold

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate Fibonacci numbers and the ratios of successive Fibonacci numbers.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Domino Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This Math Forum site has students discover the the pattern of the Fibonacci Numbers by playing with dominos
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Sucesion De Fibonacci

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. This unit is about Fibonacci numbers, some of its most interesting properties and their occurrence both in nature and art.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Sequence Fibonacci

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan flipchart to review the Fibonacci sequence. The students will be able to complete Fibonacci's mathematical sequence following a study of the pattern.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: 1 Step 2 Step, Fibonacci

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
See if you can find the patterns on the staircase. Mr. Fibonacci would be so proud to know you found the solution. You can check your solution right at this nifty one-page website.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Fibonacci Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows the Fibonacci numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 and 55 lit up on the side of a tall smoke stack. The Fibonacci sequence of numbers is named after the Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci)....
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: At a Snail's Pace for the Ti 73 Explorer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
It is hard to imagine a way to mathematically describe a spiral. Spirals are commonly seen in nature. There are a number of different types of spirals. Some interesting examples include the spiral arrangements of scales in pine cones,...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Sequences

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn how to graph the first n terms of a sequence, how to set the window and how to evaluate the nth term of a sequence. They also explore the Fibonacci sequence and Web plots.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Recursive Sequence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defining recursive sequence, this site also discussed the relationship of Fibonacci numbers and recursive sequence.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Pascal's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed explanation of Pascal's trianlge, with lots of examples and patterns described.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Pythagorean Triples

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students explore the notion of Pythagorean triples, the "traditional" method for finding Pythagorean triples, and a method to find triples which utilizes the Fibonacci...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Pythagorean Triple

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides extensive information about Pythagorean triples. It begins by explaining its relation to the Pythagorean theorem, and then gives ways to generate Pythagorean triples using relatively prime numbers and Fibonacci numbers.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Golden Ratio

For Students 9th - 10th
Math World explains the Golden Ratio, gives the formula for finding the irrational number, and expresses this value as an infinite series. Also defines and represents the Ratio geometrically, its relationship to the Fibonacci numbers,...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice using your graphing calculator for real number problems, including the Pythagorean Theorem. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under each...
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Number: Special Number Sequences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the Fibonacci sequence along with other sequences.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Common Number Patterns

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Developed by a mathematics teacher from the UK, this page identifies and illustrates several common number patterns.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Inverse Tangent

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is all about inverse tangents. The site includes a definition, color graphs, formulas, and many links to related terms.

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