Leonardo of Pisa was a 13th century mathematician that discovered a recurring pattern in nature. You will research his discovery and learn how to recognize and create your own patterns.

1. Look at the web resources in The Fibonacci Number Theory activity.

2. Read and learn all that you can about Leonardo Fibonacci and his Fibonacci Sequence.

3. Next, go to the websites The Golden Ratio in Nature.

4. Apply what you have learned by downloading the Fibonacci Practice document and completing the questions.

5. Create a table of the first 30 numbers in the Fibonacci Sequence. Use different colors to shade the multiples of the Fibonacci numbers 2, 3, 5 and 8. Does a pattern emerge?



Resources Required

	Resource	Type	Requirements	File
1.	The Fibonacci Number Theory	Web Site	Hardware: PC	-
2.	The Golden Ratio in Nature	Web Site	Hardware: PC	-
3.	Fibonacci Practice	Handout	Software: Microsoft Office	Fibonacci_practice.doc

30 minutes a day
for 5 days