What are patterns in nature?

Patterns in nature are repeating shapes or designs that we can see all around us, just like the tiles on a floor or the stripes on a zebra.

Imagine you're walking on a kitchen floor with little squares, each one looks the same, but together they make a bigger picture. That’s like patterns in nature! For example, honeycombs are made up of tiny hexagons, which are shapes with six sides, just like the tiles in some floors.

You can find these patterns everywhere: leaves on trees might look like little hands waving, and waves at the beach roll in one after another, they all follow a kind of rule or rhythm. It’s like when you line up your toys, even though each toy is different, they form a pattern together.

Patterns in nature don’t need to be perfect, just like how sometimes your tiles might have a tiny crack, but that doesn't stop them from looking neat and tidy.