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Nature Got There First: Inventions Inspired by Nature
Phil Gates
Hardcover (Kingfisher, June 8, 2010)Birds conquered the air long before the Wright Brothers, the burrs on plants are uncannily similar to velcro fastenings, rattlesnakes have an alarm system, bats and dolphins have their own form of sonar... Nature is full of amazing designs and ‘mechanisms' that appear to have inspired the engineering and technology we use today. Nature Got There First by Dr. Phil Gates shows you how and why.
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Nature Got There First: Inventions Inspired by Nature
Phil Gates
Hardcover (Kingfisher, June 8, 2010)Birds conquered the air long before the Wright Brothers, the burrs on plants are uncannily similar to velcro fastenings, rattlesnakes have an alarm system, bats and dolphins have their own form of sonar... Nature is full of amazing designs and 'mechanisms' that appear to have inspired the engineering and technology we use today. This book shows you how and why.
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Nature Inspired Contraptions
Robin Koontz
Library Binding (Rourke Educational Media, July 1, 2018)Did you know that nature is the world's largest science and engineering lab? Learn how designers and engineers use biomimicry to create or improve products. This title supports NGSS for Engineering Design.
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Nature Inspired Contraptions
Robin Koontz
Paperback (Rourke Educational Media, July 1, 2018)Did you know that nature is the world's largest science and engineering lab? Learn how designers and engineers use biomimicry to create or improve products. This title supports NGSS for Engineering Design.
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Biomimicry and Medicine
Robin Koontz
Paperback (Rourke Educational Media, July 1, 2018)Learn how biomimicry uses nature as inspiration and how it is playing an important role in the medical field. This title supports NGSS for Engineering Design.
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Clothing Inspired by Nature
Margeaux Weston
Library Binding (Pebble, Aug. 1, 2019)How have beavers and sharks inspired clothing inventions? Learn about some of the best clothing and fashion designs that have been borrowed from the outside world. Each full-color spread details one invention and how it has been inspired by nature. Text is directly connected to Next Generation Science Standard 1-LS1-1 and can be used for STEM and STEAM initiatives.
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Buildings Inspired by Nature
Mary Boone
Paperback (Pebble, Aug. 1, 2019)How have termite mounds and snail shells inspired building designs? Learn about some of the best building designs and inventions that have been borrowed from the outside world. Each full-color spread details one invention and how it has been inspired by nature. Text is directly connected to Next Generation Science Standard 1-LS1-1 and can be used for STEM and STEAM initiatives.
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Nature's Energy
Robin Koontz
Paperback (Rourke Educational Media, July 1, 2018)Nature has 3.8 billion years of experience! Learn how nature has led designers and engineers to develop new ways to collect and conserve energy. This title supports NGSS for Earth and Human Activity.
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Animal-Inspired Robots
Robin Koontz
Library Binding (Rourke Educational Media, July 1, 2018)Scientists and engineers study and learn from nature to help solve problems and improve the world. Learn how biomimics has contributed to robotics. This title supports NGSS for Engineering Design.
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Clothing Inspired by Nature
Margeaux Weston
Paperback (Pebble, Aug. 1, 2019)How have beavers and sharks inspired clothing inventions? Learn about some of the best clothing and fashion designs that have been borrowed from the outside world. Each full-color spread details one invention and how it has been inspired by nature. Text is directly connected to Next Generation Science Standard 1-LS1-1 and can be used for STEM and STEAM initiatives.
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Transportation Inspired by Nature
Mary Boone
Paperback (Pebble, Aug. 1, 2019)How have bats and cheetahs inspired new modes of transportation? Learn about some of the best new modes of transportation that have been inspired by the outside world. Each full-color spread details one invention and how it has been inspired by nature. Text is directly connected to Next Generation Science Standard 1-LS1-1 and can be used for STEM and STEAM initiatives.
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Safety Inventions Inspired by Nature
Lisa J. Amstutz
Paperback (Pebble, Aug. 1, 2019)How have turtle shells and dandelion seeds helped to make us safer? Learn about some of the best safety innovations that have been inspired by the outside world. Each full-color spread details one invention and how it has been inspired by nature. Text is directly connected to Next Generation Science Standard 1-LS1-1 and can be used for STEM and STEAM initiatives.
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