21st century skills innovation library. Innovations from...

21st century skills innovation library. Innovations from nature

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Gregory, Josh
Mara, Wil
Yomtov, Nel

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1) From Bats to... Radar

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Gregory, Josh

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2012	Hoopla	Cherry Lake Publishing	1 online resource (32 pages)	Available Online Online Hoopla Collection	More Info Check Out Hoopla

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Lean about the similarities between radar technology and a bat's built-in echolocation system.

2) From Birds to... Aircraft

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Gregory, Josh

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Learn how birds inspired inventors to create gliders, balloons, and airplanes.

3) From kingfishers to-- bullet trains

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Mara, Wil

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J 625.23 MARA,WIL

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[2013]	Cherry Lake Publishing	32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.	On Shelf Bemis Children's J 625.23 MARA,WIL	More Info Place Hold

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Introduces how some of history's most imaginative inventors were inspired by nature and how their creations continue to improve our lives today.

4) From locusts to...automobile anti-collision systems

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Mara, Wil

5) From cats' eyes to...reflectors

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Mara, Wil

6) From woodpeckers to...helmets

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Gregory, Josh

7) From African Plant to Vaccine Preservation

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Yomtov, Nel

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Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between an African plant and preserving vaccines. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how a plant inspired the invention of a new way to preserve vaccines. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important...

8) From Butterfly Wings to Display Technology

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Gregory, Josh

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Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between butterfly wings and display technology for digital screens. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how butterfly wings inspired the invention of new digital display technology. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding...

9) From Gecko Feet to Adhesive Tape

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Mara, Wil

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Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between gecko feet and a new adhesive tape. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how gecko feet inspired the invention of an adhesive. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add...

10) From Termite Den to Office Building

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Yomtov, Nel

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Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between termite dens and a new office building design. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how termite dens inspired a new office building design. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in...