Classroom activity: A biomimetic challenge
Get your students involved in biomimetics! Here are two challenges from the Science in School editor:
Can you think of a plant, animal or micro-organism that has solved a problem with which humans still struggle? Do you know what the biological solution to the problem is? How do you think humans might use this?
Draw or paint a picture of how a plant, animal or micro-organism has evolved to survive in a hostile environment.
Send us your ideas and/or pictures by 30 June 2007, and we will publish our favourite entries together with Professor Vincent’s responses. Don’t forget to tell us your name, age, school and country. Include the text ‘Biomimetics challenge’ in the subject line of your email and send it to: