1. Biomimicry Intro & Design Challenge
Grade 9 Science Expo

4. Overview What is Biomimicry? Examples Card Game Your challenge
Timeline
Rubric

5.
What is Biomimicry?
an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature's time-tested patterns and strategies.
The goal is to create products, processes, and policies—new ways of living—that are well-adapted to life on earth over the long haul.

6. How can the saguaro cactus help our design process?

7. 8 Examples of Biomimetic Design

8. Your turn!
Biomimicry Card Game
Biomimicry Card Game Bingo

9. Your Challenge
Complete Science Expo Project due: Thursday, January 26th/ Friday, January 27th
- Poster board & model due
Project Check In #1
Week of December 12th
Project Check In #2
Week of January 16th

10. Posters and 3D models displayed around school
The Project Timeline
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Week 1
Dec 4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Explore Groups 2 & 3: Begin working on Project
Week 2
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
Project Check in #1 (Different for Explore Groups)
Christmas Break
Week 3
Jan 9th
Project Check In #2 (Week 3 Explore)
Week 4
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
Project Check In #2 (Weeks 1 & 2 Explore)
Week 5
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
Finalize project and create poster
30th st Feb 1st nd rd th th
Science Expo Week
Posters and 3D models displayed around school

11. Exit Slip Find your group (minimum 2, no more than 3)
MUST be in the same EXPLORE GROUP
let me know
Start brainstorming either:
issues you may want your solution to solve or
search the biomimicry website for organisms that may have unique characteristics that could be used in your design (asknature.org)
More information about the project next class!