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This is when an object or image has two or more identical sides
What is symmetry?
When a shape is repeated over and over to cover a surface without any gaps, it is called this
What is a tessellation?
The arrangement of seeds in a pine cone is an example of this pattern
What is the Fibonacci sequence?
This is how many planets there are in the solar system
What is eight?
3 + 3
6
This dotted insect is symmetrical because it always has the same number of spots on each wing
What is a ladybug?
You might notice the tessellation on this critter's skin as it slithers away
What is a snake?
The relationship between one number and the next in the Fibonacci sequence is known as this
What is the golden ratio?
This is the name of the elliptical motion the planets make
What is orbit?
7 + 14
21
This is the line that divides a symmetrical object into its two identical parts
What is the axis of symmetry?
This hexagonal, waxy structure is a sweet example of a tessellation
What is a honeycomb?
This is the fourth number in the Fibonacci sequence
What is 2?
Our galaxy is named this
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
32 - 9
23
Maple leaves, humans, and ferns are examples of this kind of symmetry
What is bilateral (reflected) symmetry?
Tessellations are categorized under this field of mathematics
What is geometry?
This Italian mathematician was the first to introduce the Fibonacci sequence in his book, Liber Abaci, in the year 1202
Who is Leonardo of Pisa?
This is the third planet from the sun
What is Earth?
5 x 4
20
Sea anemones, daisies, and starfish are examples of this kind of symmetry
What is radial (rotational) symmetry?
This is the least amount of sides a shape can have to be part of a tessellation
What is three?
This is the seventh number of the Fibonacci sequence
What is 8?
The theory that space and time are related dimensions was founded by this scientist
Who is Albert Einstein?
40 รท 8
5