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Mathman: The Fibonacci Numbers, Pineapples, Sunflowers, and the Golden Mean ActivityMathman: The Fibonacci Numbers, Pineapples, Sunflowers, and the Golden Mean Activity
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9th - 10th
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Mathman: The Fibonacci Numbers, Pineapples, Sunflowers, and the Golden Mean

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Here is an exercise to do using a pineapple to explore Fibonacci numbers. Then find the ratios of larger to smaller of each consecutive pair of Fibonacci numbers and graph them to find out the sequence.

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Concepts

golden ratio, fibonacci, fibonacci numbers

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golden mean, golden number, fibonacci series, fibonacci number problems, fibonacci number sequence, fibonacci sequence, leonardo fibonacci

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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