HONORS BIOLOGY BIOMIMICRY IN ACTION Last year in Honors Earth Science*** you listened to a TedTalk given by Janine Benyus on the topic of Biomimicry. You answered a few questions about how certain organisms’ designs can be useful in the real world. Here is the definition of Biomimicry from Janine Benyus: (from meaning life, and meaning to imitate) is a design discipline that seeks sustainable bios, mimesis, “Biomimicry solutions by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies, for example, a solar cell inspired by a leaf. The goal is to create products, processes, and policies—new ways of living—that are well-adapted to life on earth over the long haul. Biomimicry thinking helps create products and processes that are sustainable, perform well, save energy, cut material costs, redefine and eliminate “waste”.” You can read more these solutions on the AskNature.org website under the tab ABOUT. ESSAY ASSIGNMENT Janine Benyus and other scientists have created a website (AskNature.org) that will gather scientific information to answer this question - can we learn from this organism?” “What Log onto the website AskNature.org and choose one of the questions on the home page (topics rotate) and then click on STRATEGY. Write a complete summary explaining all facets of your selected topic. Rubric ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION POINTS ORGANISM a brief description of the inspiring organism. You may 5 have to get outside information SUMMARIZE Summarize strategy 10 APPLICATION How this strategy be used in the real world? Give an 5 example. What companies would be able to use this? REFERENCE List three types of sources that are cited in the reference 3 SECTION section. VOCABULARY Choose three vocabulary words in the article that are new to 6 you and define them. SUBMITTED Submit to turnitin.com by the due date. (Sept 12, 8:59am) 6 ***If you did not watch the TedTalk you can Google search TEDTALKS and select TALKS. Under the search bar type in BIOMIMICRY IN ACTION. Wait for the video to load. Janine Benyus’ talk will run for 17:39 minutes.
HONORS BIOLOGY BIOMIMICRY IN ACTION Last year in Honors Earth Science*** you listened to a TedTalk given by Janine Benyus on the topic of Biomimicry. You answered a few questions about how certain organisms’ designs can be useful in the real world. Here is the definition of Biomimicry from Janine Benyus: “Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is a design discipline that seeks sustainable solutions by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies, for example, a solar cell inspired by a leaf. The goal is to create products, processes, and policies—new ways of living—that are well-adapted to life on earth over the long haul. Biomimicry thinking helps create products and processes that are sustainable, perform well, save energy, cut material costs, redefine and eliminate “waste”.” You can read more these solutions on the AskNature.org website under the tab ABOUT. ESSAY ASSIGNMENT Janine Benyus and other scientists have created a website (AskNature.org) that will gather scientific information to answer this question - “What can we learn from this organism?” Log onto the website AskNature.org and choose one of the questions on the home page (topics rotate) and then click on STRATEGY. Write a complete summary explaining all facets of your selected topic. Rubric ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION POINTS ORGANISM a brief description of the inspiring organism. You may have to get outside information 5 SUMMARIZE Summarize strategy 10 APPLICATION How this strategy be used in the real world? Give an example. What companies would be able to use this? 5 REFERENCE SECTION List three types of sources that are cited in the reference section. 3 VOCABULARY Choose three vocabulary words in the article that are new to you and define them. 6 SUBMITTED Submit to turnitin.com by the due date. (Sept 12, 8:59am) 6 ***If you did not watch the TedTalk you can Google search TEDTALKS and select TALKS. Under the search bar type in BIOMIMICRY IN ACTION. Wait for the video to load. Janine Benyus’ talk will run for 17:39 minutes.