Young Naturalist Awards: The Secret of the Fibonacci Sequence in Trees

Looking to Phyllotaxis for Insights for Solar Cell Arrangements

My investigation asked the question of whether there is a secret formula in tree design and whether the purpose of the spiral pattern is to collect sunlight better. After doing research, I put together test tools, experiments and design models to investigate how trees collect sunlight. At the end of my research…

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• fibonacci
• leaves
• naturalism
• numbers
• phi
• pyllotaxis
• solar power
• trees