LS4.D-M1 | Disciplinary Core ideas
Changes in biodiversity can influence humans’ resources, such as food, energy, and medicines, as well as ecosystem services that humans rely on–for example, water purification and recycling.
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LS4.D-M1 | Disciplinary Core ideas
Changes in biodiversity can influence humans’ resources, such as food, energy, and medicines, as well as ecosystem services that humans rely on–for example, water purification and recycling.
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Bioinspired Design: Looking to Biology for Better Solutions

Students will identify a problem with an existing product and investigate biological functions to inspire a product redesign. Through independent research using AI bots and scholarly sources, students will gain a new perspective on STEM, biology, and the human interface between.
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Lesson 1
Students build an appreciation of the connection between our everday lives and biology throughout the unit.
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5 lessons and 4 supporting media items.



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