Teacher Resources
Benyus, Janine M. 2002. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. New York, NY: Perennial.
This is a great book to do a deep dive into learning about biomimicry to build more background knowledge.
Biomimicry Institute. 2013. “The Biomimicry Institute – Inspiring Sustainable Innovation.” Biomimicry Institute. 2013. https://biomimicry.org/.
This website is a fantastic resource full of definitions, examples, and images to use with students.
Natterson-Horowitz, Barbara, and Kathryn Bowers. 2013. Zoobiquity : The Astonishing Connection between Human and Animal Health. New York: Vintage Books, A Division Of Random House, Inc.
This is a wonderful book to learn more about the idea of the One-Health Approach.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/inventions-inspired-by-nature
This article is an easy read and will give several different examples and pictures of biomimicry.
https://thewatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Natures-Copycats-Take-Home-booklet.pdf
Here you will find some lesson plan activities to do with students as well as definitions, examples, and images.
https://bigideas4littlescholars.com/biomimicry-for-kids-activities-and-resources-k-3/
Here you will find some engaging activities to do with students about biomimicry.
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