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Standards Connections:
Standard: 1-LS1-1: Students who demonstrate understanding can "use materials to desing 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."
NextGen Science Standards: Allows students to "explore complex ideas and learn how to effectively communicate them".
Common Core Connection: Language Arts W.1.7: "Participate in shared research and writing projects."
*How do animals adapt to solve problems in nature?
*How can we mimick these processes as humans?
Why Teaching Biomimicry to Students is Important:
- Engages students of all ages while bridging boundaries
- Promotes environmental literacy by focusing on real world problems
- Research & ideas are student-driven
- Students practice collaboration skills and use their unique interests in their inventions
- Provides a "critical connection to the natural world"
(http://biomimicry-static.s3.amazonaws.com/digital_toolkit/index.html#p=8)