In Term 2 the Year 7 cohort completed a project in Maths class which involved investigating and recreating the Fibonacci Spiral, a naturally occurring phenomenon found in nature. 

The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers where a number is the addition of the last two numbers, starting with 0, and 1.

The Fibonacci Sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55…

This peculiar set of numbers was derived by Leonardo Pisano, called Fibonacci. Fibonacci was known to be the most talented Western mathematician of the Middle Ages. It has found applications in advanced mathematics, nature, statistics, computer science and many other areas. The golden spiral can be found in a myriad of places in nature, from the shape of our galaxy to a nautilus shell. It governs the arrangement of pine cones and the fruitlets of a pineapple.

Two of our very talented Year 7 students, Isla and Eliska, created exceptional depictions of how they saw the Fibonacci spiral unfolding. We are so proud of their efforts.

Leigh-Anne Hopkins

Head of Mathematics