Bioengineering: Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs with 25 Projects Contributor(s): Burillo-Kirch, Christine (Author), Cornell, Alexis (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1619303701 ISBN-13: 9781619303706 Publisher: Nomad Press (VT) OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Discoveries - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Biology |
Dewey: 660.600 |
Lexile Measure: 980 |
Series: Build It Yourself |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.8" W x 9.9" (0.60 lbs) 128 pages |
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Publisher Description: In Bioengineering: Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs, young readers explore designs and innovations that come from nature. Leonardo da Vinci studied birds' wings to draw his design of a man-made flying machine and engineers still look to birds when attempting to make planes more aerodynamic. And a burr on your shirt from walking through a field sticks like Velcro, doesn't it? The plant and animal world provides engineers and scientists with a host of ideas to apply to the human world to make it a better place to live. Bioengineering explores different fields, including communication, transportation, and construction, and follows the process of engineering from the raw material of the natural world to the products we use in the human world every day. Activities such as building cantilevers and inventing a new fabric that mimics pinecone behavior require kids to think critically about their own needs and find creative ideas to fulfill those needs using designs from nature. Essential questions and links to digital and primary resources make this book an engaging and illuminating experience. |