Biomimicry and Science: Applying Nature’s Strategies introduces students to eco-literacy and design innovation concepts through project-based learning methodologies and by emphasizing real-world applications. At a time when we need sustainable solutions to solve many pressing local and global challenges, researchers are finding that solutions to many of these problems already exist in nature. Biomimicry is the practice of looking to nature for strategies to solve human challenges.
Experts at The Biomimicry Institute have joined forces with EcoRise Youth Innovations to create this beautiful course, which introduces students to biomimicry via numerous striking examples. The course includes an introductory module and one module for three core content areas: Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. It also includes a free, bonus module—the Biomimicry Design Challenge. This Design Challenge module consists of seven lessons that facilitate a long-term project centered around the topic of biomimicry. These lessons can be used to facilitate long-term projects or a capstone course, and students can submit their results to the Biomimicry Institute’s international Biomimicry Global Design Challenge.
