Workshop Resources

CalTech Researcher John Dabiri Uses Biomimicry to Design Cheaper, More Efficient Vertical Axis Wind Farms Inspired by Schools of Fish Biomimicry Jigsaw article

  Eco-Friendly House Paint Inspired by the Self-Cleaning Lotus Flower Biomimicry Jigsaw article    

  Sticky Science: Gecko Toes Key to Adhesive That Doesn’t Lose Its Tackiness Biomimicry Jigsaw article

  How Termites Inspired Mick Pearce’s Green Buildings Biomimicry Jigsaw article

Weave done it! Scientists make a new type of bird-stopping glass inspired by a SPIDERWEB. Biomimicry Jigsaw article

  Creature Feature: Woodpeckers are Pros at Protecting Their Brains Biomimicry Jigsaw article  

How a desert beetle made self-filling water bottles possible. Biomimicry Jigsaw article  

In this activity, students learn about structural color while exploring interference paints. Students compare interference acrylic paints to normal acrylic paints. Students also observe how the color of the paint changes when it’s applied to different paper, or viewed from a different angle.

The Greatest Hope for Diabetes Is the Gila Monster—and It’s About to Go Extinct Its spit contains enzymes that treat diabetes—but the lizard could be on its way to extinction. Biomimicry Jigsaw article

To engage students with structural color ideas, a peacock feather was drawn, then put underwater for five minutes, removed, and redrawn to record the change in colors when it is wet.