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The Biomimicry Institute has a passion for both formal and informal public education from K-12 and university to museum exhibits, nature center programs, media, and publications. Wherever we teach biomimicry, we have the choice of teaching it as a separate subject, or incorporating it as a problem-solving method into any number of different subjects. We feel that the latter is a more useful way of naturalizing biomimicry in the culture. For instance, teachers can introduce biomimicry as a way to get ideas for green reactions in chemistry class, better structural designs in engineering class, or even better policy in economics class. We think this integration of bio-inspired problem-solving into all subjects prevents the “siloing” of biomimicry.

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Date Of Record Release 2010-02-23 18:22:42
Alternate Title Spreading the Seed of Biomimicry
Description The Biomimicry Institute has a passion for both formal and informal public education from K-12 and university to museum exhibits, nature center programs, media, and publications. Wherever we teach biomimicry, we have the choice of teaching it as a separate subject, or incorporating it as a problem-solving method into any number of different subjects. We feel that the latter is a more useful way of naturalizing biomimicry in the culture. For instance, teachers can introduce biomimicry as a way to get ideas for green reactions in chemistry class, better structural designs in engineering class, or even better policy in economics class. We think this integration of bio-inspired problem-solving into all subjects prevents the “siloing” of biomimicry.
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Source Biomimicry Institute
Keyword Biomimicry, Teaching, K-12, College and university
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Date Of Record Creation 2010-02-23 18:18:37
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Date Last Modified 2010-12-20 13:33:20
Language English
Date Record Checked: 2010-02-23 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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