Biomimicry
Define biomimicry
What is copying designs in nature using technology for human use?
Someone who works to identify problems and create their solutions?
What is an engineer?
A battery is also known as?
What is a power source?
Name some seeds
(answers may vary)
-Sunflower seeds
-Watermelon seeds
-Beans
-Pumpkin seeds
I keep you on the ground, lest things begin to float around.
What is gravity?
What were some birds that helped inspire flight designs?
(answers may vary)
-owls (Leonardo Da Vinci)
-pigeons (the Wright Brothers)
-eagles (Abbas Ibn-Al Firnas)
The 3 questions engineers MUST ask
What are:
1. What is the problem?
2. Who is affected by it?
3. Why is it important to fix the issue?
An electric path is also known as?
What is a circuit?
What are some materials plants need to grow? (List a few)
-Water
-Soil
-Sunlight
-Good temperatures
I can be hot, I can be cold, I can run, and I can be still, I can be hard, I can be soft, and I am all of these at once.
What is water?
The inspiration for velcro?
What is the hook pattern on burrs that allows them to attach to surfaces?
List some types of engineering
(answers may vary)
-civil engineers
-aerospace engineers
-electrical engineers
-mechanical engineers
-software engineers
The two parts of a power source are?
What are positive and negative terminals?
The 3 parts of a seed.
What are the embryo, endosperm, and seed coat?
Anyone can hold me, even without their hands, yet do it too long, and it shall be their last act.
What is your breath?
How did the Japanese bullet train use biomimicry to improve its design?
(answers may vary)
-kingfisher's snout
-penguins' sloped "belly"
List 2 steps in the engineering design process (EDP)?
1. ask
2. brainstorm
3. plan
4. create
5. test and analyze
6. improve
7. communicate
What is the negative terminal?
The process where a plant grows from a seed to a seedling.
What is germination?
I touch your face, I am in your words, I am the lack of space that is beloved by birds.
What is air?
How do sharks and geckos swim and climb with such efficiency?
Their scales/skin has parts that overlap/interconnect, providing greater strength and resistance.
What is a famous example of CIVIL engineering?
What is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California? (students can explain the scenario)
How does a switch function in a circuit?
(answers may vary) incompletes the circuit/cuts off flow of electrons
The name of the study of plants.
What is botany?
Born in the oceans of the world, I am white as snow, when I return to my home, I am invisible to all of those whom I know.
What is salt?