In order to make the video and learn about the different aspects of fractal geometry covered in the song, I divided the class into five different area of expertise teams in a jigsaw fashion. Each team was to create a presentation on their particular area of expertise in addition to creating images for the video, which we made of still images, for simplicity's sake.

The Teams:

What is the Mandelbrot Set?
Benoit Mandelbrot: The Man, The Legend
Chaos Theory and the history of the Mandelbrot Set
Other fractals that frightened ill-equipped mathematicians
The formula, for dummies

Each team had about a week to research their presentation and create images for the video. Each team gave a short presentation answering at least the questions proposed to them (shown on the individual team pages) and included posters and graphics for illustration.

Next: The Final Video Product

Mandelbrot Project Main Page
SHS 9/10 Math Homepage

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