6. eat it up
∗ Believe without question, sometimes foolishly/ love something
7. Practice
∗ What is a time that you told someone something
that wasn’t true, and they ate it up?
∗ I told my friend _____, and he ate it up and
said____.
∗ What are some synonyms for “eat it up”?
11. What is Biomimetics?
Questions
1)Why does the speaker mention the spider and
beetle examples?
2)How is nature “like a catalog of products”?
3)Why does the speaker mention the
greenhouse building project?
Biomimetic Video
12. pg. 61, line 15 – The thorny devil can also do this when
standing on damp sand – a _______competitive advantage in
the desert.
Colleagues
Vital
Nonetheless
Insight
Riddle
gradually
Device
Gap
Vertical
Reproduce
13. Pg. 61, line 17 – Parker had come to solve the_______of precisely
how it does this…
Colleagues
Vital
Nonetheless
Insight
Riddle
gradually
Device
Gap
Vertical
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14. Pg. 61, line 19 - …to make a_______to help people collect water in
the desert.
Colleagues
Vital
Nonetheless
Insight
Riddle
gradually
Device
Gap
Vertical
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15. Pg. 61, line 38 – Parker sent his observations and experimental
results to…two __________.
Colleagues
Vital
Nonetheless
Insight
Riddle
gradually
Device
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16. Pg. 61, line 45 – This combination of biological ______ and
engineering pragmatism is vital to success in biomimetics.
Colleagues
Vital
Nonetheless
Insight
Riddle
gradually
Device
Gap
Vertical
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17. Pg. 62, line 95 - …Fearing is confident that over time he will close
the ________ between nature and human engineering.
Colleagues
Vital
Nonetheless
Insight
Riddle
gradually
Device
Gap
Vertical
Reproduce
18. pg. 62, line 105 – Cutkosky studied the extremely small structures
on the gecko’s feet that allow it to run up and down ______walls…
Colleagues
Vital
Nonetheless
Insight
Riddle
gradually
Device
Gap
Vertical
Reproduce
19. Pg. 63, line 135 – For the present, engineers cannot hope to _______
it.
Colleagues
Vital
Nonetheless
Insight
Riddle
gradually
Device
Gap
Vertical
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20. Pg. 63, line 136 – _________, the gap with nature is gradually closing.
Colleagues
Vital
Nonetheless
Insight
Riddle
gradually
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21. Pg. 63, line 136 - …the gap with nature is _______ closing.
Colleagues
Vital
Nonetheless
Insight
Riddle
gradually
Device
Gap
Vertical
Reproduce
22. Reading and Oral
Summarizing -4A Text
Read 1 paragraph silently
Orally summarize the paragraph with your partner
Repeat these steps until you have finished the text
( 25 minutes)
Let Nikki know that you are ready for the discussion
questions
Extra time? Complete pgs. 64-66
23. Discussion Questions
1. Why is Parker studying the thorny devil? How could this help people in the real world?
2. What are some examples from the text of how nature’s past has influenced our present?
Do you think we needed to study nature in order to come up with these ideas?
3. What does it mean that the combination of biological insight and engineering
pragmatism are vital for biomimetics? Why is this combination vital?
4. What do Rubner and Cohen consider to be a successful biomimetics project? Do you
agree with their definition?
5. According to the article, what is an example of something from nature that we can’t
replicate at this point it time? Do you think we will ever be able to replicate this?
6. What is stickybot? What could it be used for? What are your thoughts about this
invention?
24. Novel Discussion
Groups
1) Take turns orally summarizing what happened in the
section you read.
2) Let Nikki know when you have finished summarizing
and are ready for the questions.
3) Take notes about/answer the questions – the quiz will
have the same questions (but fewer), and you can use your
notes. I will collect your notes after the quiz to check for
copying.
