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Koch snowflake

math Maturity 5-7

This shape looks like a star.

KochFlake.svg
KochFlake.svg
It starts as a small triangle. Then we add tiny bumps to each side. The shape grows more and more. It has a very long edge. Can you see the tiny triangles?
Von Koch curve.gif
Von Koch curve.gif

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File:KochFlake.svg
KochFlake.svg
File:Von Koch curve.gif
Von Koch curve.gif
File:Kochsim.gif
Kochsim.gif
File:Zooming in a point of Koch curve that is not a vertex.gif
Zooming in a point of Koch curve that is...
File:Fioccosiameseconanti.jpg
Fioccosiameseconanti.jpg
File:Koch Curve 85degrees.png
Koch Curve 85degrees.png
File:Cesàro fractal outlines 1-4.svg
Cesàro fractal outlines 1-4.svg
File:Quadratic Koch 2.svg
Quadratic Koch 2.svg
File:Quadratic Koch curve type1 iterations.png
Quadratic Koch curve type1 iterations.png
File:Quadratic Koch.svg
Quadratic Koch.svg
File:Quadratic Koch curve type2 iterations.png
Quadratic Koch curve type2 iterations.png
File:Minkowski island 3.svg
Minkowski island 3.svg

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