LEARNING FROM NATURE: BIOMIMICRY DESIGN CHALLENGE

For Grades 4 - 12th

During this in-museum field trip, a MODA instructor will guide students through an exploration of how designers and engineers learn from the natural world. Students will discover how animals, plants, and ecosystems inspire innovations in architecture, fashion, transportation, medicine, and product design through a process called biomimicry.

They’ll learn how natural systems can inspire more efficient, sustainable, and adaptable solutions for human challenges. After investigating how biomimicry works, students will become designers themselves by creating an original, nature-inspired invention using LEGO® bric 

Along the way, students will practice creative thinking, observation, prototyping, and innovation while discovering how design can help people better connect with and learn from the natural world.

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FIELD TRIP INQUIRY FORM

Please email Leslie Yarborough at education@museumofdesign.org with any questions.

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)

This field trip covers standards in the following areas and grade levels.

Visual Arts: 4-12

Mathematics: 4-12

Computer Science: 4-12

Digital Design: 4-12

For a full list of applicable standards, please see the attached PDF.

  • Our field trips are completely FREE for Title I schools!
    For non-Title I schools, please see the rates below.

    1 - 10 STUDENTS: $150

    11 - 25 STUDENTS: $275

    26 - 40 STUDENTS: $400

    Once we’ve agreed upon a date and time for your in-museum field trip, we’ll send you an invoice. Payment must be made at least two weeks in advance of your scheduled field trip or upon receipt if scheduling within two weeks. Payment can be made by credit card, debit card, or check. Please email education@museumofdesign.org with any questions.

    Please note: registrations cancelled within two weeks prior to the field trip will result in a refund of 60%. No refunds will be available for cancellations less than two weeks prior to the date of the workshop, class, or program.