Lesson Plans
Designing Mākau Through Hawaiian Language and Biomimicry
Lesson Overview: Students explore invasive species and ecosystem challenges in Hawaiʻi by using Hawaiian language as the primary lens for ...
Stream Remediation
Lesson Overview: Students design, fabricate, and test a biomimicry-inspired fishing lure to help reduce the impact of invasive Smallmouth Bass ...
Corals, Biomimicry, and Microplastics
Lesson Overview: Students investigate threats to coral reefs in Hawaiʻi, including climate change, sedimentation, and microplastic pollution. Using biomimicry, students ...
D-Bait (Exemplary)
Lesson Overview: Using principles of ecosystem interactions and buoyancy, students will design and 3D print real fishing lures that imitate ...
Crab Robotics
Lesson Overview: Robotics team has been tasked to design a predator to compete against the Maryland Blue Crab. Your team ...
A Nest Above The Rest
Lesson Overview: Students will need to design and print 3D bird nests, in order to be placed into different locations ...
Water Water Everywhere and More
Lesson Overview: Students work with your group to create a STEM based audio-visual presentation (MP4 video required) that clearly identifies ...
Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Lesson Overview: Students create a wind turbine that will be able to give clean power to at least 400 homes! ...
This project is supported by the National Science Foundation, award # DRL – 2148781 (Purdue University) / 2148782 (University of Hawaii). Any opinions and findings expressed in this material are the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.
