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Crystal Fractal Installations

Middle School

Fractals are a special set of geometrical patterns that repeat infinitely at any scale. The Sierpinski Tetrahedron, born from the Sierpinski Triangle, is an example of this. One of the most intriguing characteristics of fractals is that they are self-similar across different scales—the smaller parts of the shape are similar to the whole.

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