Using Biomimicry to Cool a Garden
by Susan Matteson
Gardening in an Arizona summer is a struggle. This lesson has students use biomimicry to design a way of protecting a garden from the heat and sun. They will read articles before designing a shade and finally creating it in a design program.
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19buazYW1ZqCyhkX3HAUJSm5fXGKK7UrB/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Technology 4. Innovative Designer Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Writing
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