Nature-Inspired Solutions to Disease Problems

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 23.05.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. School Demographics
  4. Overview
  5. What is Biomimicry and Biodiversity and why do they matter?
  6. Biomimicry and Medicine
  7. Biomimicry and Tools/Machines
  8. Now What?
  9. Teaching Strategies
  10. Classroom Activities
  11. Activity One- Compare and Connect
  12. Activity 2- Mimic Matching
  13. Activity Three-Mimic Who?
  14. Activity 4- Nature Walk
  15. Bibliography
  16. Endnotes
  17. Teacher Resources
  18. Student Resources
  19. Appendix-Implementing District Standards

Nature Says Do This: Solving Problems by Mimicking Nature

Aliyah Hoye

Published September 2023

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Overview

This four to five-week science unit will be a kindergarten introduction to biomimicry and its prevalence in our everyday lives. Specifically, students will learn how nature has inspired machinery, tools, medicines, and treatments. The students will observe, document, and question many items that they see in their daily lives and will learn how we have mimicked nature to create these things.

After completing this unit, students will be able to identify ways that humans have been inspired by nature, compare living things to nonliving things in our society to examine how they have been inspired by nature, compare medical practices and equipment we use in society to natural medicines/practices, and appreciate what nature has contributed to our society and existence.

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