The San Diego Zoo has created a collaborative network to promote biomimicry called BRIDGE. Their site is an excellent resource for news items about biomimicry in action, online videos, and suggested reading.
This fun, printable handout (written specifically for kids) gives oodles of examples of nature-inspired designs.
This site includes K12 curriculum ideas (look for the Youth Ed link under Education and Training), and a reading list that includes recommendations for both adults and children (filed under Resources.)
In this interview, Benyus explains how and why engineers can learn from nature. Be sure to download the first chapter of her book "Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature."
Ask Nature is a collaborative site where biologists, designers and engineers can share information on how nature solves problems, with the goal of helping engineers to mimic biological adaptions to solve human problems.
For high school students and grown ups, Nature Skills provides lots of information about Outdoor Safety, Animal Tracking, Wild Plants & Trees, and more.
To inspire families to go outside, Nature Rocks hosts several tools on their front and you'll be rewarded with a list of possible activities. page. First is an Activity Finder. Enter your child's age, how much time you have and where you are
With their Families' Club kit, Nature Explore provides field-tested, research-based nature activities for families, clubs and classrooms.
Sections deserving of a shout out are Names & Classification (with articles such as "On the Beauty of Scientific Names") and Tools for Backyard Naturalists (with both online and offline resources to help with species identification.)
Surfnetkids.com reviews five websites with fun activities, suggestions and learning opportunities all designed to get you outside!
The FieldGuides to more than 5,500 species of animals and plants are the core content here at eNature. The species are searchable by keyword, color, size, region and even zip code!
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