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Biomimicry and the Built Environment

Biomimicry and the Built Environment. Introduction to Biomimicry for Middle School. Where do ideas come from?. Biomimicry. Bio – life Mimicry – to copy or emulate. Biomimicry is learning from nature how to solve human challenges and improve our world. ?.

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Biomimicry and the Built Environment

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  1. Biomimicry and the Built Environment Introduction to Biomimicry for Middle School

  2. Where do ideas come from?

  3. Biomimicry • Bio – life • Mimicry – to copy or emulate

  4. Biomimicry is learning from nature how to solve human challenges and improve our world.

  5. ?

  6. Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide • What do you want your solution to do?

  7. Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide • What do you want your solution to do? • Biologize the question.

  8. Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide • What do you want your solution to do? • Biologize the question. • Find the best natural models.

  9. Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide • What do you want your solution to do? • Biologize the question. • Find the best natural models. • think about habitats

  10. Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide • What do you want your solution to do? • Biologize the question. • Find the best natural models. • think about habitats • lots of ways to find information

  11. Learning from Nature’s Genius: A Step-by-Step Guide • What do you want your solution to do? • Biologize the question. • Find the best natural models. • think about habitats • lots of ways to find information • look for champions

  12. Bloodstream Lungs

  13. So, what does this mean to YOU?

  14. T-shirt that wicks sweat like a horned lizard Vitamins based on the diet of forest apes Fasteners that stick like burrs Shoe soles that grip like a mountain goat Underwear that breathe like stomates of plants

  15. Clothing colored without dyes like a butterfly or a peacock

  16. Sandwich bags that biodegrade like tethers of blue mussel and zip closed like a feather

  17. Computers as fast as neurons Energy the way electric eels or leaves make it

  18. Systems interconnected like trees in a old-growth forest

  19. What possibilities can you imagine? What creatures will inspire you?

  20. Can YOU look to nature for inspiration?

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