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Sustainable Design and Biomimicry in a Desert Ecosystem
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Sustainable Design and Biomimicry in a Desert Ecosystem

Collector: Ann V.
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Challenge young engineers to design a sustainable guest village in Arizona’s Saguaro National Park. A collection of four lessons and five activities provide designers with all the information they need to complete the challenge of living in the Sonoran Desert.

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Concepts

aeronautics, bees, biomes, birds, carrying capacity, consumers, desert biome, drag, engineering design, environmental stewardship, feathers, flight, gravity, lift, limiting factors, national parks, pollination, population growth, producers, sustainability, sustainable development, thrust, bridge design, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, desert ecosystems

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Common Core

6.RP.A.1 HSF-IF.B.4 HSF-IF.C.7.a HSF-LE.A.2

Collection Items

    Designing a Sustainable Guest Village in the Saguaro National Park

    Designing a Sustainable Guest Village in the Saguaro National Park

    Lesson Plan
    Designing a Winning Guest Village in the Saguaro National Park

    Designing a Winning Guest Village in the Saguaro National Park

    Activity
    Food Chains and Food Webs - Balance within Natural Systems

    Food Chains and Food Webs - Balance within Natural Systems

    Lesson Plan
    Constructing Sonoran Desert Food Chains and Food Webs

    Constructing Sonoran Desert Food Chains and Food Webs

    Activity
    Biomes and Population Dynamics - Balance Within Natural Systems

    Biomes and Population Dynamics - Balance Within Natural Systems

    Lesson Plan
    Computer Simulation of the Sonoran Desert Community

    Computer Simulation of the Sonoran Desert Community

    Activity
    Biomimicry and Sustainable Design - Nature is an Engineering Marvel

    Biomimicry and Sustainable Design - Nature is an Engineering Marvel

    Lesson Plan
    Adapatations for Bird Flight - Inspiration for Aeronautical Engineering

    Adapatations for Bird Flight - Inspiration for Aeronautical Engineering

    Activity
    Bees: The Invaluable Master Pollinators

    Bees: The Invaluable Master Pollinators

    Activity
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