Biomimicry: Natural Designs
Students learn about biomimicry and how engineers imitate nature in the design of innovative new products. They demonstrate their knowledge by practicing brainstorming and designing a new product based...
View ArticleActivity: Design Inspired by Nature
In this elementary school activity, students learn about biomimicry and how engineers often imitate nature in the design of innovative new products. They demonstrate their knowledge of biomimicry by...
View ArticleWeb Resource: Snakes Alive! Biomimicry Videos
Learn on the Website of David L. Hu, a professor of mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech University, how the ability of snakes to slide helps explain the movement of wheels, ice skates and...
View ArticleLesson: Design From Nature
In this lesson, students in grades 6-8 discover how engineers can use biomimicry to enhance their designs. They learn how careful observation of nature -- in this case, reverse engineering a flower --...
View ArticleBiomimicry Youth Design Challenge
The Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge is a contest for K-12 students to learn about biomimicry -- design inspired by nature -- and use it to create something new. Sponsored by the nonprofit Biomimicry...
View ArticleLive Like an Animal
Middle school students learn about the engineering design process by building a model of an innovative human shelter inspired and informed by an animal habitat. They then present their work, explaining...
View ArticleDesigning Desert Digs
High school students design a permanent guest village within the Saguaro National Park in Arizona after studying the desert ecology. Their designs must provide a true desert experience for visitors...
View ArticleCal Poly’s Shark Sub
How do you build the world's fastest human-powered submarine? A team of CalPoly engineering students sought inspiration in nature - with the goal of besting the competition at the 2019 international...
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