For 3.8 billion years, life on Earth has addressed challenges such as disease, water purification, water storage, and carbon storage. Despite this, we have often overlooked the wisdom of nature in our designs. Biomimicry aims to change that by engineering sustainable solutions modeled after nature. In this lesson, students will explore the concept of biomimicry through various examples and create a plan for a product or technology inspired by the natural world.
Optional: Coloring and craft supplies, internet access, digital sharing platform (ex. Google Classroom, SeeSaw)
K-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity. Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
1-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
MS-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
HS-LS2-7 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.
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