introduction to biomimicry for middle school biomimicry and the built environment
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Introduction to Biomimicry for Middle School
Biomimicry and the Built Environment
Where do ideas come from?
• Bio – life
• Mimicry – to copy or emulate
Biomimicry
Biomimicry is learning from naturehow to solve human challenges
and improve our world.
Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide
1. What do you want your solution to do?
Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide
1. What do you want your solution to do?2. Biologize the question.
Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide
1. What do you want your solution to do?2. Biologize the question.3. Find the best natural models.
Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide
1. What do you want your solution to do?2. Biologize the question.3. Find the best natural models.• think about habitats
Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide
1. What do you want your solution to do?2. Biologize the question.3. Find the best natural models.• think about habitats• lots of ways to find information
Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide
1. What do you want your solution to do?2. Biologize the question.3. Find the best natural models.• think about habitats• lots of ways to find information• look for champions
So, what does this mean to YOU?
Shoe soles that grip like a mountain goat
Underwear that breathe like stomates of plants
T-shirt that wicks sweat like a horned lizard
Fasteners that stick like burrs
Vitamins based on the diet of forest
apes
Clothing colored without dyes like a butterfly or a peacock
Sandwich bags that
biodegrade like tethers
of blue mussel and
zip closed like a feather
Computers as fast as neurons
Energy the way electric eels or leaves make it
Systems interconnected like trees in a old-growth forest
What creatures will inspire you?
What possibilities can you imagine?
Can YOU look to nature for inspiration?
Here are Some Ways to Start
• Take a Hike! • Sit quietly outside and OBSERVE• Ask questions in Biology class• Stay in School• Read books about the natural world• Do research on your favorite creature and
all its cool functions, for yourself!• Go to college and study Biology and Design
Never stop asking Why or How
It’s your future.
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