Create your own fractal tree using sticks, modelling clay or paper straws!
Have you ever looked at a tree, really looked? If you start at the trunk and move upwards, you will see that it separates into several branches. If you follow one of the branches you will see that it too separates in a way that is similar…in fact, each branch itself is a smaller tree shape.
A tree is like a fractal – a never-ending pattern of self-similar shapes that repeats itself.
Fractals help us study scientific concepts such as patterns in freezing water (snowflakes) and the way bacteria grow.
Download the activity sheet from the Resources section below and discover how to create your own fractal tree.