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STEAM education is paramount in encouraging American students to become competitive innovators in the world. With a 3D printer, my students will be able to take their visualized nature-inspired solution to a real-world problem and make it a reality. In the Biomimicry course, students are given a challenge (i.e. How do we build a durable, yet lightweight vehicle?) and look to nature to help solve that problem (i.e. a beehive structure is both durable and lightweight). Through a STEAM curriculum, students are continuously encouraged to be innovative and Biomimicry allows for this to happen. If a 3D printer was available, the students would have been able to use software to design and create a physical model mimicking a beehive rather than build a model using toothpicks and tissue paper.

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STEAM education is paramount in encouraging American students to become competitive innovators in the world. With a 3D printer, my students will be able to take their visualized nature-inspired solution to a real-world problem and make it a reality. In the Biomimicry course, students are given a challenge (i.e. How do we build a durable, yet lightweight vehicle?) and look to nature to help solve that problem (i.e. a beehive structure is both durable and lightweight). Through a STEAM curriculum, students are continuously encouraged to be innovative and Biomimicry allows for this to happen. If a 3D printer was available, the students would have been able to use software to design and create a physical model mimicking a beehive rather than build a model using toothpicks and tissue paper.

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