2. BIRD HOMES Many birds will build a nest for shelter. Nests protect young birds and eggs. Birds use materials they find in the environment to build their nest.

3. Some birds build their nests on the ground.

4. Some birds build nests in trees.

5. Some birds find shelter inside hollow trees.

6. Some birds build their nest on the water.

7. No matter where a nest is built, it provides a safe habitat ….

8. …for baby birds to grow.

10. Mimic means to copy. Biomimicry is when we copy nature.

11. Weaver birds use grasses to make their nests.

12. Grasses were used to make the roof on this hut.

13. These animals dug out the the earth to build a home.

14. Mud is used to build these homes. The homes stay cool in hot climates.

15. Some animals find shelter and make their homes inside caves, like these bats.

16. These homes have been built in the rock openings.

17. People can keep warm in a shelter built from ice, just like a polar bear.

18. Many animals and insects make their homes underground like these meerkats. Who could live here?

19. People are building homes under ground to stay nice and cool in hot climates. Can humans live underground? YES

20. Beavers and these fox have used branches and logs from trees to build their homes.

21. Many of our homes are made with lumber from trees. Is your home made from trees?

22. This car has a shape similar to this boxfish. Scientists are using biomimicry to design many new products.

23. The fish is strong and swims very fast. The car is also strong and quick.

24. Engineers designed this train by copying the beak of the kingfisher bird.

25. The long nose on the train helps it cut the wind and move quickly.

26. These shoes have a special paint on them that reflects light like the wings on this butterfly

27. This building stays cool without air conditioning. Scientists mimicked a termite nest to engineer the air flow of the building.

28. When the wind blows through these openings the habitats are cooled.

29. The Ultracane helps people find their way when they can’t see. The cane works by copying the way bats use sonar.

30. Scientists are learning new things from nature everyday. Imagine the new things you can create by mimicking nature.