The Challenge: ARCHITECT DESIGN: Biomimicry 



​Level 1 - Get Acquainted with the topic
Video: Abu Yilla - Disability Sport: The Future for Superior Sport Performance (16 min)
Video: David Agus- A New Strategy in the War on Cancer (23 min)
Video: Doris Sung: Buildings That Breathe (5:51 min)

Think about and consider what you heard

  • Do you agree with what was presented?  What is it you agree about?
  • Do you disagree with anything that was presented?  What is it you disagree with?
  • What ideas do you have about this?
  • Are you interested in working in health care?
  • What things are you passionate about?  What excites your spirit?
  • If you could get a job that was so cool you wouldn't mind if you weren't paid for doing it - what would it be?



​Level 2 - Digging Deeper into the topic
Video: Janis Benyus: Biomimcry In Action (20:14 min)
Video: Biomimicry and Landscape Architecture (9:45 min)
Video: Jamie Miller: Biomimicry (18:06 min)
Video: Jakki Mohr: Biomimicry: Business Innovations Inspired by Nature (12:56 min)
Video: Bill Doyle- Treating Cancer with Electric Fields (15 min)
Video: Michael Pawlyn: Using Nature's Genius In Architecture (16:55 min)
Video: Marc Kushner: Why The Buildings Of The Future Will Be Shaped By You (18:09 min)



​Level 3 - Get involved in the topic! get involved and share with others!
Discover Design
Design Your Own Project!
"I am interested, but how do I get myself involved?"
Getting involved is always the hard part right?  Let's get you linked with some sources that could help you!  Check the button below and take a look at the website. Find a project you are interested in? Great! Take a dive into it!
After looking at the website do you still have questions about it? Did you see the projects section where you can design things like a school locker or even your school cafeteria??

Check these examples out if you are having issues getting started!
​Once you have figured out a project you are interested lets see your progress or what you are doing exactly.  Find time with your mentor to help you with your project or with someone who can.  Let's record your progress by uploading videos to youtube and your canvas! If you do not know how to upload a youtube video then watch the video below!

How do I upload my Video to Youtube?

Derral Eves has a lot of YouTube How To's & Training Tutorials.  This is one of them...
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Video: How To Properly Upload Videos To YouTube (4:22)

keep going!

OK, this must excite you enough that you are willing to spend significantly more time on it.  That's great!  You are important!  You have a voice!  And we want to hear your best ideas!  Share them with us!  Organize your thoughts into a presentation - similar to those presented in the videos above.  Then, either as your own TED talk, or as a written article, share your vision of how our system of education should change to help you find your passion in life, and to give you the resources that would allow you to learn and gain skills in all the areas needed for you to achieve your passion.

Then, please share your vision with us.  If you enjoyed this experience, then you might want to consider asking your school to begin a TED-Ed Club.  You can learn more about that here.

To submit a written article or a YouTube link 
To submit a TED talk video to YouTube!  Create your video using your smartphone, camera, or computer.  Then, upload your video to YouTube and share the link with us using the email address above.

​​​WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HIKE NEXT?