Education, in the broadest sense, is passing the important lessons learned in one generation on to the next. We at The Biomimicry Institute certainly believe biomimicry is one of these lessons. That said, we also understand that for many teachers, learning new material and integrating it into sometimes highly-constrained educational settings is a challenge. That’s why we are developing curricula that can stand alone or be part of larger units on science, mathematics, and other subjects, and which also meet content standards that teachers are often beholden to.

Teachers teach and students learn most effectively in different ways, so we are creating our materials in different media and in a variety of lesson plan structures: Power Point presentations, outdoor exercises, team-organized and self-directed research, etc.

To introduce biomimicry to your students, see our curricula page for downloadable educational ideas and lesson plans. If you have questions, comments, or would like to post your own curricula here, contact our K-12 education director, sam(a)biomimicryinstitute.org.

Photograph courtesy of Ian Marsman