We are starting the new year by making some journals. The idea is to use these journals when we are spending time outdoors and also with the book Opportunities for Everyone: Lessons from Keystone Species with STEAM & Biomimicry Activities. This book is filled with engaging biomimicry challenges and hands-on activities, making it perfect forContinueContinue reading “Nature & Biomimicry Journaling for Kids”
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Glowing Platypus – Biomimicry Journal
Platypuses are remarkable creatures with beaks that lay eggs. They are not classed as birds; they are known as monotremes—mammals that lay eggs. They are also biofluorescent animals, which is different from bioluminescence, where the animal produces the light or hosts other organisms that shine. Various plants, fungi, flowers, insects, and fruits glow green orContinueContinue reading “Glowing Platypus – Biomimicry Journal”
A summer filled with the sound of squirrels! – Sound Mapping
Sound is important when you are birding or bat spotting, but we can learn a lot about nature from closing our eyes and focusing on distinguishing signals. Our garden has this summer been bursting with the sounds of squirrels playing the trees. If we focused, we could hear them jumping from one branch to theContinueContinue reading “A summer filled with the sound of squirrels! – Sound Mapping”
Puffin Beaks Glow under UV light! Biomimicry Journal
Have you ever seen a puffin in the wild? One of the great things about biomimicry is that there is interesting information and great videos on the Internet and in the library. So, if you, like me, have never had the pleasure of seeing a puffin in the wild, you can still study this beautifulContinueContinue reading “Puffin Beaks Glow under UV light! Biomimicry Journal”
Shells – Biomimicry
Make a garland of your drawings of seashells that you find at the beach. Cut out the drawings and make a little hole. Thread a ribbon or string through the holes, and the garland is finished. You can put the garland in your Biomimicry Journal and save it as inspiration. You can also put theContinueContinue reading “Shells – Biomimicry”
Biomimicry Journal – Bubble Froth Inspiration
What if you can use foam to protect yourself from germs? What would you look like? Foam-nesting frogs build meringue-like structures to protect their young even under the harshest conditions. The nests look delicate, but they are tough structures. These types of frogs can provide inspiration for lots of ideas. Creating a Biomimicry Journal isContinueContinue reading “Biomimicry Journal – Bubble Froth Inspiration”