What happens when a curious child decides to take nature’s mysteries seriously? Something remarkable. This is the true story of an 8-year-old who used a real biomimicry-style scientific method — patient observation, testable questions, and respectful experimentation — to make a genuine discovery about butterfly memory. What you’ll learn: How a child’s simple observation ledContinueContinue reading “The Boy Who Asked the Question Nobody Thought to Ask”
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Caterpillar – Google Classroom
A new resource for Google Classroom. I hope you like it and that it will help to create many memorable experiences in your classroom. Perfect for homeschooling and distance learning! You find it here. Frequently Asked Questions What is biomimicry? Biomimicry is the practice of looking to nature for solutions, then applying what we learnContinueContinue reading “Caterpillar – Google Classroom”
Biobing – Caterpillar Climbing Shoes
Inspired by the wonderful caterpillars in the previous blog posts, we designed some Biobing shoes. These shoes are made for climbing in the mountains. Just like a caterpillar, you can climb upside down when you are wearing these shoes. There are little sticky caterpillar-shaped wheels that let you scale big rocks. These wheels automatically flattenContinueContinue reading “Biobing – Caterpillar Climbing Shoes”
Awe-inspiring Caterpillars
What if you had a couple of false legs? What could you do? Caterpillars with feathery blue spikes, long black whiskers, curling orange horns and what looks like a hundred feet. A caterpillar has 6 feet, but it looks like some have more than 6 legs. Most of those legs are false legs. These legsContinueContinue reading “Awe-inspiring Caterpillars”