Robot biomimicry
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This 9 minute video segment from Catalyst shows how inspiration from the world of animals has helped in the mechanical design of robots and adhesive materials.
© 2013 Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
NSW syllabus outcomes
(ST3-13MW) describes how the properties of materials determine their use for specific purposes
(ST314BE) ST314BE
(SC4-8WS) selects and uses appropriate strategies, understanding and skills to produce creative and plausible solutions to identified problems
Australian curriculum content descriptions
(ACSHE081) Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena
(ACSHE083) Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives
(ACSIS231) With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be
(ACSHE098) Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena
(ACSHE100) Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives
(ACSIS232) With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be
(ACSHE119) Scientific knowledge changes as new evidence becomes available, and some scientific discoveries have significantly changed people’s understanding of the world
(ACSHE120) Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations
(ACSHE224) People use understanding and skills from across the disciplines of science in their occupations
(ACSHE134) Scientific knowledge changes as new evidence becomes available, and some scientific discoveries have significantly changed people’s understanding of the world
(ACSHE135) Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations
(ACSHE227) People use understanding and skills from across the disciplines of science in their occupations
More information
- Resource type:
- MovingImage
- ScOT topics:
- Technology
- File type:
- text/html
- Language/s:
- en-AU
- Author:
- ABC - Catalyst
- Publisher:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Date created:
- Thursday, 19 November 2009
Resource ID: 3e3f6bea-cde3-43b6-9124-ab81df94f70d