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Designing Biomimetic Robots is an interdisciplinary learning curriculum that integrates science, engineering, and computing to engage students in biomimicry design challenges. 

In Designing Biomimetic Robots, students: 

• study the natural world to learn how animals accomplish different tasks, then design and build a robot inspired by what they learned. 
• learn how to build and program a robot  
• practice computational thinking, scientific reasoning, and engineering design skills. 

In this one-hour activity, students learn about animal adaptations and about biomimicry, the study of nature to inspire design.  

To learn more and download the One Hour Activity, click here.

The Designing Biomimetic Robot curriculum contains four modules, designed to engage middle school students in using ideas from animal structure and function to build a biomimetic robot.  

The modules include

• approximately 15 hours of classroom activities
• building guides 
• links to multimedia resources
• printable student worksheets 
• a list of materials needed
• and teacher tips throughout

To learn more and download the curriculum, click here.