Team: Pū‘ulu Koa
Country: USA
State: Hawai‘i
School: Kamehameha Middle School – Kapālama
Grade: 7
BIG Ideas
Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to problems by emulating nature.
Essential Question
What can we learn from nature?
Challenge
Design a sustainable solution by mimicking natureʻs genius.
Overview
The challenge is important to us because our kūpuna revered and lived in harmony with the natural world. As Kānaka Maoli, it is our kuleana to mālama the environment and show aloha ‘āina the way our ancestors did in the past, in order to preserve it for future generations.
Guiding Questions
- What is biomimicry?
- Why is biomimicry important?
- What does nature do?
- How can we mimic nature?