We enjoyed being interviewed by the KRQE Morning Show on Friday, August 31, 2018, discussing what fractals are, what we do and what we’re working on next. Check it out here!
STEM Saturday Adventure in Belen, NM
The Fractal Foundation took part in Belen, New Mexico’s September STEM Saturday Adventure located at St. Mary’s Catholic School Gymnasium on September 8, 2018. Families even traveled from outside of Belen to attend this event! Kids of all ages created their own 3-D Sierpinski triangle and/or 3-D Menger cube to take home and share with […]
North Suburban Summer Academy 2018
In our class, we will start by exploring the world of fractals (what is one, anyway?), then get outside do some field biology, next perform experiments indoors and wrap up our camp with engineering designs. Should be tons of fun! We’ll also visit the Minnesota Children’s Museum and the Science Museum of Minnesota. Hopefully everyone […]
Fractals in Milwaukee
The Fractal Foundation had a great visit to Milwaukee’s Partners for the Advancement of Gifted Education (PAGE) mid-April, where we held three 1-hour educational programs for elementary, middle and high school students. Check out the awesome video put together by Jessica Schultz, the coordinator of this event!
Thanks for your Thrivent Support!
Thanks to Thrivent members electing to send their Choice dollars to the Fractal Foundation, we are able to inspire greater interest in math and science through the use of hands-on, fun activities that combine science, math and art! See examples of some of our work below and keep those Choice dollars coming! Thank you!! Building […]
Fractals at the Minnesota State Fair
The Fractal Foundation was the “visiting artist/mathematician” for the second year in a row at Math on a Stick at the Minnesota State Fair. We had tons of fun and debuted our new plastic pieces which with we build tetrahedrons (ZomeTool). Tons of fun was had by all!
New Triangles Received!
We want to thank Mrs. Montgomery’s 5th grade homeroom class from Chestnutwold Elementary School in Ardmore, PA for sending us the Sierpinski triangles they created to be part of our Fractal Trianglethon! Ironically, they had exactly 27 triangles in their packet, which makes a great third order Sierpinski triangle made out of Sierpinski triangles. Keep those triangles […]
Sky City Community School – 21s...
The Fractal Foundation is honored to have been invited back for yet another year of fractal outreach activities at Sky City Community School out in the beautiful fractal-covered landscape of Acoma, New Mexico. Fractal Foundation Education Director Emma Eckert led three presentations and activity sessions for students attending the 21st Century Summer School STEM program […]
New Mexico STEM Symposium 2016
On June 4, 2016 at the 2016 New Mexico STEM Symposium, Fractal Foundation representatives Jonathan Wolfe (founder and Board President) and Emma Eckert (Education Director) inspired teachers from all over the state to incorporate fractal activities into their curriculum. The teachers participated in an informative presentation highlighting the key components of fractals and how fractals are […]
Fractals at Wilson Middle School Scie...
New Mexico Education Director Emma Eckert and Fractal Assistant Kristen Weil led three awesome groups of kids in making fractal tetrahedrons at Wilson Middle School for their Science in the Community Day on April 6, 2016! A whole new group of students were excited to explore the wonderful world of fractals. One student said “this […]