Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Big Fleas Have Little Fleas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A benthic habitat hosts a vast collection of organisms and its structure influences the biodiversity. Middle-school marine biology explorers will discuss how corals impact structure, and therefore diversity, on the ocean floor. They draw...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Fractal Geometry of Nature

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify patterns found in nature. In this algebra lesson plan, students model situation in nature using fractals. They investigate biological geometric structures and draw conclusion based on geometric concepts.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fractal and the Dragon Curve

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore Fractal designs. In this geometry lesson, students observe the different polygons created in nature and relate it to math. They define polygons on planes and rotate polygons about a point.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson #10 Fractals

For Teachers All
Students listen to a lecture on fractals. A video is mentioned, but not linked to the lesson. Students discuss graphing calculators and their features.
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: The Mandelbrot Set

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity students will explore Julia sets and the Mandelbrot set. In the process they will learn about fractals and explore complex numbers and function iteration.
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Fractals and the Chaos Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use the "Fractals and Chaos Game" game as a follow up to previous work on geometric fractals. Included are related activities.
Activity
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Another Hilbert Curve Generator

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The "Hilbert Curve Generator" activity helps students to visualize the steps in generating a Hilbert Curve fractal.