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Using Nature as Inspiration to Engineer Renewable Energy Efficiency
Lesson3 of 11 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9ScienceEnvironmentalClimate ChangeEnergySustainabilityEconomicIndustry, Innovation and InfrastructureJob Ready
Lesson Summary
Students explore the concept of biomimicry in renewable energy by drawing inspiration from nature to enhance the efficiency of clean energy technologies. They analyse how features from animals like humpback whales and owls have influenced the design of wind turbines and blades and use their critical thinking skills and creativity to design their own renewable energy enhancement using inspiration from the natural environment around them.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand the concept of biomimicry and its use in designing more efficient energy generation technologies, as well as design an improvement to a renewable energy technology based on their observations of nature.
Success criteria
Students can:
- outline energy efficiency and discuss how engineers design for the efficiency of renewable energies
- analyse current innovations in the design of renewable energy technologies based on biomimicry
- design their own energy-efficient function for a renewable energy technology.
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