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After researching the innovative ideas that have come from the young and evolving science of Biomimicry, students are give the choice of two final projects. I did this unit to extend the regular classroom science curriculum, where they were learning about inventions and inventors. Biomimicry looks first at how other life forms solve problems for survival and then takes those same ideas to inspire designs that can help mankind. The students love this unit each year as it gives them a chance to

I created this logic grid as a fun, engaging, and memorable way for my gifted students to be introduced to Haiku. Once they learned the word, through this short brain teaser, we began a poetry unit comparing many forms of poetry from around the world.