LESSON 1: MATHEMATICS IN NATURE

Activity (Collaboration)

IMAGE NAME NO. OF PETALS

Lilies 3 Petals

Buttercups 5 Petals

Delphinium 8 Petals

Cineraria 13 Petals

Aster 21 Petals

The numbers 3, 5, 8, 13, and 21 are all part

of the Fibonacci Sequence. The number of petals of

a flower is usually a Fibonacci number. The man

behind this sequence is Leonardo Pisano Bogollo,

whose nickname was “Fibonacci”. Study the pattern

of the Fibonacci Sequence below.

 Term (Fn) 0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 …

Term number (n) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 …

What is the 9th term?

Answer:

How did you solve the 9th term?

Answer:

What is the pattern of the Fibonacci Sequence?

Answer:

To get the 9th term which is 21, the fourth and the third terms are added. So, 8 +
13 = 21. Therefore, adding the two consecutive terms will result to another term of the
Fibonacci Sequence.

Fn = Fn-1 + Fn-2
Where: Fn = Fibonacci number

Fn-1 = the previous term

Fn-2 = the term before Fn-1

Find the 11th to 15th term of the Fibonacci Sequence.

a. 11th term:

b. 12th term:

c. 13th term:

d. 14th term:

e. 15th term:
 Aside from the famous painting Mona Lisa,

Leonardo da Vinci was also known for his Vitruvian

Man. It was one of the most important works of the

Italian Renaissance. According to Vitruvius (1492), the

15th century drawing was also known as “the

proportions of the human body”.

Analysis (Communication)

Form a group and discover how golden ratio is evident on human body.
 My Data

Measurement

Distance from your knees to the ground A=

Distance from your belly button to the ground B=

Distance from the top of your head to your belly button C=

Distance from your wrist to your elbows D=

Length of your hand E=

Refer to the figure below: F=

G=

H=

Get the ratio of the following and round off your answer to the nearest ten thousandths.
1. B+C=
2. B +A=
3. D+E=
4. G+F=
5. H+G=

What can you say about the ratios from numbers 1 to 5?

 Group’s Data

Collect the data from the members of your group.

Members

B+C B+A D+E G+F H+G

1 Froser Basco

2 Jhullia Bautista

3 Christine Reodique

4 Zion Tenorio

Abstraction (Critical Thinking)

Write your conclusion on how evidence is golden ratio on the human body.

Application (Creativity)

Do you want to have a perfect collage of photos that will be perfect on your social
media account? Then, layout using the Golden Ratio diagram.