Inspired by Nature: An Engineering Design-Based Biomimicry Activity

Autor/inn/en	Canbazoglu Bilici, Sedef; Küpeli, Mehmet Ali; Guzey, S. Selcen
Titel	Inspired by Nature: An Engineering Design-Based Biomimicry Activity
Quelle	In: Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 58 (2021) 2, S.77-88 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Canbazoglu Bilici, Sedef) ORCID (Küpeli, Mehmet Ali) ORCID (Guzey, S. Selcen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8121
DOI	10.1080/00368121.2021.1918049
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Engineering; Design; Natural Resources; Middle School Students; Grade 8; Environmental Education; Pollution; Conservation (Environment); Motor Vehicles; Scientific Concepts; STEM Education; Foreign Countries; Problem Solving; Social Problems; Teamwork; Student Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Maschinenbau; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Schadstoffbelastung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; STEM; Ausland; Problemlösen; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Schülerverhalten; Türkei
Abstract	This activity provides opportunities for middle school students to design bio-inspired, eco-friendly vehicles. Twenty-four 8th grade students (12 girls, 12 boys) engaged in the activity which was implemented in four class periods, 40 minutes each, in an elective Environmental Education course. During the activity, students engaged in engineering design process and they integrated eco-friendly systems that can be used to solve the problem of air pollution. In this process, the students researched and observed living organisms and made their designs inspired by the body and movement systems of grasshoppers, ants, spiders and red Japanese beetles, and added eco-friendly elements (such as solar panels, exhaust filtering systems, hybrid batteries, electric motors) to their prototype vehicles. Working as "engineers", students had the opportunity to gain knowledge and engage in engineering design practices. The activity helped students explore science concepts such as biomimicry, air pollution, and structural features of different living organisms. This study suggests the use of biomimicry design activities in STEM classrooms. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01