Putting nature’s lessons into practice

Did you know that plants and animals can be our teachers as well? That's right, we have learned so many important lessons from nature. This video explores a few examples of nature's great ideas and how we've adopted them into our own lives. For example, turtle shells gave us the idea for helmets to protect our heads! And a burr's tiny hooks helped us invent Velcro. So next time you Velcro your shoes, remember to thank nature for the mighty idea.

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Engineering solutions - 1st grade