Biomimicry: Biology to Design

Date(s) & Location(s):
June 10 - 28, 2024 in Durham, NC (In-person portion starts June 23rd)
June 24 - July 12, 2024 in Durham, NC (In-person portion starts July 7th)
July 8 - 26, 2024 in Durham, NC (In-person portion starts July 21st)
Grades Eligible:
Rising  10th 11th 12th
Course Description:

“Biomimicry: Nature-inspired Design” is a project-based, hands-on learning experience that asks highschoolers to design bio-inspired ideas that provide solutions to important real-world challenges. Learners will explore biology’s functionality, through direct observation and research, then transform selected strategies into an innovative engineering design while working collaboratively in teams. 

Goals:

Learners will explore the traits and strategies of living things for design inspiration. They will reflect on and present their solutions in writing, imagery, and/or via video pitch. Learners will investigate a problem connected to global sustainability issues and will create and refine a design innovation. Students will demonstrate progress of learning through a celebration culmination by presenting their discoveries of biology, how the biology inspired their solution, what their solution does, and who might benefit from it in the real-world.

Instructor:
Leigh Aultman
Cost:
$1925