Skip to content

Math in Bloom presents Fibonacci Day

The Fibonacci sequence is a number sequence used to model natural growth patterns, where each number in the sequence is the sum of the two numbers before it: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13… We’re celebrating Fibonacci Day early this year on 11/22, so you can come to the Conservatory and study up!

Celebrate Fibonacci Day at the Conservatory as we explore the fascinating connections between mathematics and the natural world! Discover patterns in plant growth, spirals in nature, and the ways math can help us better understand the living world around us.

  • Join a mathematician and horticulturalist for a guided tour of our biomes, highlighting plants that exhibit the patterns we see most often in nature and how they interact with the world around them

  • Create your own Fibonacci spiral-inspired artwork, and visit our poetry station to write something inspired by the patterns and rhythms of nature.

  • At our interactive music station, experiment with technology that translates a plant’s bio-signals into sound and discover the connections between plants, music, and mathematics.

  • Start your morning with a winter birding walk, where you’ll learn about the Fibonacci spiral in nature and make a suet-filled pinecone birdfeeder to support our feathered friends.

Whether you love math, art, plants, or simply exploring something new, there’s something for everyone to discover!

 

Learn more about the upcoming Math in Bloom Programs here:

math in bloom

 

This work is supported by the Simons Foundation and is part of its “Infinite Sums” initiative. For more information, visit infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org.

Made possible through generous support from Simons Foundation, as part of their Infinite Sums initiative, and in collaboration….

Math in Bloom includes six botanical gardens across the United States: Cheekwood Estate & Gardens (Nashville, TN), Denver Botanic Gardens (Denver, CO), Desert Botanical Garden (Phoenix, AZ), Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Columbus, OH), Queens Botanical Garden (Flushing, NY), to bring this idea to life through plants, design, and discovery