We have been teaching fractals in school presentations for over 6 years, in classes ranging from kindergarten through University of New Mexico honors courses. Invariably, the students show great enthusiasm, and gain a new understanding of the interconnections between science and art, math and nature. It is always amazing to see how receptive and excited children are when they see fractals for the first time. Suddenly math transforms from something hard, boring, and useless into a fun, exciting, and beautiful realm to explore.

A 55 minute presentation can reach a single class or an entire assembly of students. A presentation takes the audience zooming through the mathematically generated Mandelbrot fractal as the presenter teaches the students to use the incredible (and free) fractal software, Xaos to generate their own fractals. The presenter and students then interactively explore a realm of naturally occurring fractals, ranging from microscopic to galactic scales. The repeating theme is how the complexity of nature is created through the repetition of simple processes.

We are currently 2.8% of the way to our goal, having taught 9258 children about fractals, out of 326,000 students in New Mexico. Please help us reach more students!


Thanks to the generous support of Albuquerque's Urban Enhancement Trust Fund, The PNM Fund and Albuquerque Community Foundation, we may be able to deliver fractal presentations to your school at low or no cost!





Similar presentations are also available for a variety of adult audiences. Learn more...