Why Do Patterns Appear Everywhere?

Patterns are like the building blocks of everything, and they show up everywhere because things tend to repeat. Think about how a snowflake looks: it has six sides, just like the shape of a honeycomb, or even the rings on a tree trunk! These patterns happen when tiny parts of something grow or move in similar ways.

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  1. Snowflakes are like tiny crystals that grow in perfect six-sided shapes.
  2. A spider web looks the same from one part to another, showing a repeating pattern.
  3. Stripes on a zebra are created by small cells acting in the same way.

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