Architecture & Design | PBL Biomimicry Design Inspired by Nature STEAM

Designing, building and making things capture children’s imagination. This resource is grounded in current ideas about ways that we can use nature as inspiration to create smart cities. Students learn to explore dreams and use these dreams to solve problems. This is a lesson plan that will guide you through the process of using biomimicry and steam activities to inspire students to ask questions, study animals and plants, and use creative thinking to explore ideas.

How can you use a lotus flower to make a cosy reading nook? Why would you want to build a floating city? And how can an ant be used to build a huge garbage machine?

These activities are fun and engaging. And great brain workout!

Contact me at maliasa@live.com if you have any questions, thanks.

This inviting Architecture & Design package contains:

1. Introduction to biomimicry and using prior knowledge

2. Smart cities

3. Floating city

4. Reading or relaxing nook

5. Describe a honeycomb

6. Skyscrapers

6. Draw a house plan

7. Acrostic poem

8. Imagination challenge snails

9. Design a house inspired by shells and snails

10. Futuristic car

11. Story writing - futuristic car

12. Dinosaur bridge

13. Garbage machine

14. Cool rainproof house

15. Song about ants

16. Build a treehouse

17. Green living house

18. What have I learned?

19. How to use biomimicry in the classroom

20. Links and book tips.

21. Three posters

Why am I qualified to write these biomimicry resources? I was a member of BEN - Biomimicry Education Network - and a curator of educational resources at BEN. I am the author of the book Biomimicry with Theo & Tuva: Nature spotting inspires wild ideas. In 2015, I completed a course in Biomimicry: A Sustainable Design Methodology at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. I took part in the Biomimicry Design Challenge in 2021.

Product Format:

• This download is a PDF and is formatted in US Letter size. If you would prefer an alternate sizing, A4 size or spelling (colour vs color etc.), please leave me a note in the ‘ask a question section of my store'.

Number of Pages - 55