Climate Change
What kind of weather conditions can climate change result in?
What is floodings and severe heat waves
What invention was inspired by the humpback whale?
What is a wind turbine?
How many life principles are there?
What is 6
Define YDC
What is youth design challenge
What does the "bio" portion of biomimicry mean?
What is "life"
Long-term changes in sea level are a result of what factor?
What is temperature
What invention was inspired by a spider web?
What is glass?
What are life principles?
What are design lessons from nature
Define Biomimicry
What is the imitation of natural biological designs or processes in engineering or invention?
What does the "mimicry" portion of biomimicry mean?
What is "to imitate"
What country contributes to 22% of the world's carbon emissions?
What is the USA
What animal was used to inspire cooling systems?
What is a termite mound?
What principle does "Replicate Strategies that Work" fall under?
Define Carbon Footprint
What is the amount of greenhouse gases and specifically carbon dioxide emitted by something (such as a person's activities or a product's manufacture and transport) during a given period
Who created the term "biomimicry"?
Who is Janine Benyus
What year did we beat the heat record from the 1800s?
2014
What invention was inspired by a gecko?
What is velcro?
What life principle does "Incorporate Diversity" fall under?
What is "Adapt to Changing Conditions"
Define Biodiversity
What is the variety of life and its processes; includes the variety of living organisms, the genetic differences among them, and the communities and ecosystems in which they occur
What company destroyed the Earth in WALL-E?
How many million(s) of species are facing extinction due to climate change?
What is 1 Million
What invention did coral inspire?
What is coral?
Name all the life principles
What is Evolve to survive, adapt to changing conditions, be locally attuned and responsive, use life-friendly chemistry, be resource efficient, and integrate development with growth?
Definition of Sustainability
What is creating and maintaining the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations
What 3 core science classes does biomimicry reinforce?
What are Biology, Chemistry, and Physics