Biomimicry: Creating a Better Pringles can
by Susan Matteson
What is biomimicry? What's wrong with Pringles cans? Students explore these questions in the lesson. They will read an article about Pringles cans before using biomimicry to design a new can.
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1X5Scgeyy6fMlOgwfSC5QOdBrTPSao6jq/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Life Science L2: Organisms & Energy Technology 4. Innovative Designer Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Writing
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