PATTERNS IN NATURE

▪ visible regularities of form found in the natural world

▪ Examples of patterns in nature are:

➢ symmetries
➢ fractals
➢ spirals
➢ waves
➢ cracks
➢ stripes
SYMMETRY

A shape has symmetry if a dividing line drawn at the

center shows that both sides of the shape are exactly
the same.
FRACTALS
- images where the same pattern occurs
repeatedly in different scales and sizes
SPIRALS
- a curved pattern that focuses on a center point and a
series of circular shapes that revolve around it.
WAVES CRACKS

STRIPES
The Fibonacci Sequence
➢ named after Leonardo Pisano or
Leonardo of Pisa or Leonardo
Fibonacci (1170-1250)
Fibonacci's rabbits

The problem assumes the following conditions:

▪ Begin with one male rabbit and female rabbit that

have just been born.

▪ Rabbits reach sexual maturity after one month.

▪ The gestation period of a rabbit is one month.

▪ Female rabbits give birth every month.

▪ A female rabbit gives birth to one male rabbit and

one female rabbit.

▪ Rabbits do not die.

Real rabbits don't breed as Fibonacci hypothesized,
but his sequence still appears frequently in nature.
You can find it, for example, in plants, in the family
tree of bees, and in the turns of natural spirals.
The Fibonacci Sequence is:

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34,

55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610…

How is the next number found?

Each term in the sequence is called a Fibonacci
number. The first term can be written as Fib(1),
the second term as Fib(2), and so on. Hence,

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, . . .

Fib 2
Fib 1 Fib 3 Fib 4 Fib 5. . . .
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34. . .
Find the value of the following:

Fib (7) + Fib (3) = 13 + 2 = 15

10 Fib (6) – Fib (9) = 10(8) – 34

= 80 – 34
= 46
 Flowers

euphorbia Trillium
has 2 petals has 3 petals
 Bloodroot
has 8 petals

Columbine
has 5 petals
⚫ Branching plants always branch off into groups of
Fibonacci numbers.
Think about yourself. You should have:

⚫ 5 fingers on each hand

⚫ 5 toes on each foot
⚫ 2 arms
⚫ 2 legs
⚫ 2 eyes
⚫ 2 ears
⚫ 1 nose
 In Music
o For the Octave of C on
the piano keyboard,
there are 8 white keys
and 5 black keys. The
black keys are grouped
in 2 and 3.
o A scale is comprised of
8 notes, of which
the 5th and 3rd notes
create the basic
foundation of all
chords.
 What is the
Golden Ratio?
The Golden Ratio is an irrational
number, has an infinite number of
decimal places and never repeats itself

Golden Ratio (Φ)  1.6180339887498948482

 1.618
Try to divide every two consecutive terms in the
Fibonacci Sequence.

2/1 = 2.0
3/2 = 1.5
5/3 = 1.67
8/5 = 1.6
13/8 = 1.625
21/13 = 1.615
34/21 = 1.619
55/34 = 1.618
89/55 = 1.618
As the terms get larger, the answer converges
to………… the Golden Ratio!
Do these faces seem attractive to you?
If a face is in proportion, we are more
likely to notice it and find it beautiful.

Faces that are believed to be most

attractive allegedly show Golden Ratio
proportions.

Golden Ratio in the Human Face.mp4

The Role of Facial Proportions in Attractiveness.mp4

 The Golden Rectangle
- a rectangle whose sides are in the golden ratio

FIBONACCI SQUARES
In Architecture

The ancient temple fits almost precisely into a golden

rectangle.
MONA LISA