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LEVEL 1
brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)
LEVEL 2
provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.
LEVEL 3
lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
Databases
- Britannica Schools This link opens in a new window
Britannica School covers the core subject areas of English, Maths, Science and History. Interactive lessons, activities, games, stories, worksheets, manipulatives, study guides and research tools.
- World Book Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Online version of the complete reference work along with dictionary, atlas, links, magazines, historical documents, audio, video, images, and 3D photograph
Fibonacci in Nature Gallery
Cleveland Design. (2020). The golden ratio teaser [online image]. https://clevelanddesign.com/insights/the-nature-of-design-the-fibonacci-sequence-and-the-golden-ratio/
Mensa for Kids. (2021). Fabulous Fibonacci [online image]. https://www.mensaforkids.org/teach/lesson-plans/fabulous-fibonacci/
Dvorsky, George. (2013). 15 uncanny examples of the Golden Ratio in nature [online image]. https://gizmodo.com/15-uncanny-examples-of-the-golden-ratio-in-nature-5985588
Grant, Jeff. (2018). Fibonacci sequence—a handy mathematical approach for looking at evolution! [online image]. https://www.sciencefriday.com/educational-resources/fibonacci-sequence-handy-mathematical-approach-looking-evolution/
briankoberlein. (2018). The universe is in a spiral [online image]. University of Melbourne. https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/sciencecommunication/2018/09/23/the-universe-in-a-spiral/
Fibonacci in Nature Links
- Cleveland, Jonathan. (2020). The nature of design: the Fibonacci sequence and the Golden Ratio. https://clevelanddesign.com/insights/the-nature-of-design-the-fibonacci-sequence-and-the-golden-ratio/The best thing about the sunflowers is the incredible seed formation that bursts from the center of the flower. It’s nature at its best but also math at its best—it’s the Fibonacci sequence in action.
- Dvorsky, George. (2013). 15 uncanny examples of the Golden Ratio in nature. https://gizmodo.com/15-uncanny-examples-of-the-golden-ratio-in-nature-5985588[The Fibonacci Sequence's] emergent patterns and ratios (phi = 1.61803...) can be seen from the microscale to the macroscale, and right through to biological systems and inanimate objects.
- Lamb, Robert. (2008). How are Fibonacci numbers expressed in nature? https://science.howstuffworks.com/math-concepts/fibonacci-nature.htmIs there a magic equation to the universe? A series of numbers capable of unraveling the most complicated organic properties or deciphering the plot of "Lost"? Probably not. But thanks to one medieval man's obsession with rabbits, we have a sequence of numbers that reflect various patterns found in nature.
- MathsIsFun.com. (2018). Nature, the Golden Ratio, and Fibonacci too. https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/nature-golden-ratio-fibonacci.htmlA simple explanation of how Fibonacci numbers are seen in nature, with many pictures.
- Palazzo, Bendetta. (2016). The numbers of nature: the Fibonacci sequence. http://www.eniscuola.net/en/2016/06/27/the-numbers-of-nature-the-fibonacci-sequence/Observing the geometry of plants, flowers or fruit, it is easy to recognize the presence of recurrent structures and forms.
- Toosy, Eman. (2020). The Fibonacci Sequence in nature. https://spectramagazine.org/mathematics/the-fibonacci-sequence-in-nature/Philosophers and mathematicians have, for long, dedicated themselves to the cause of explaining nature, beginning from the very early ventures of ancient Greeks. After all, mathematics is, in its very essence, a search for patterns of all kinds – and what better place to find such irregularities than nature itself?
