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Teach Engineering: Copycat Engineers Lesson PlanTeach Engineering: Copycat Engineers Lesson Plan
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Teach Engineering: Copycat Engineers

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This lesson introduces students to the idea of biomimicry, or looking to nature for engineering ideas. Biomimicry involves solving human problems by mimicking natural solutions, and it works well because the solutions exist naturally. There are numerous examples of useful applications of biomimicry, and in this lesson we look at a few fun examples.

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biomimicry, stem, mimicry

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engineering innovations, nanopore, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering
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Grade
6th - 8th
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Science
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Lesson Plans
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For Administrator Use
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0L

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