Use as an enrichment clip during a series of lessons on shape or symmetry, or during lessons on pattern and following rules. Students can then be asked to explore other fractals, and find ...

From the spiral arms of galaxies to microscopic snow crystals, nature seems to fall into fractal-like patterns ... of mutations to alter the molecule's shape, with startling rapidity.

The black, flea-like shape you see here is the classic Mandelbrot ... That's fitting, because a tree is a good example of the fractal nature of Nature. Branches branch into smaller branches ...