Sustainable STEM: Surefire Sharklet Lab
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Summary
In this lesson, students will be introduced to biomimicry and Sharklet film. They will then investigate how Sharklet works through a hands-on experiment that simulates the accumulation of bacteria on surfaces with and without the pattern.
This project came about from a collaboration between Beyond Benign and Steelcase.
This project came about from a collaboration between Beyond Benign and Steelcase.
Safety Precautions, Hazards, and Risk Assessment
Students should thoroughly clean work space before and after activity.
Students will be working with a laser pointer ensure the lasers are to be pointed down. It is dangerous to point the laser in their eyes or their classmates’.
Students will be working with a laser pointer ensure the lasers are to be pointed down. It is dangerous to point the laser in their eyes or their classmates’.
Teacher Recommendations or Piloting Data (if available)
Teachers should prepare the Sharklet simulation models ahead of time. Once the pattern has been traced on white paper, making the model with the puffy paint only takes a few minutes. Note that the models need to dry overnight; they can then be used multiple times.
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https://doi.org/10.59877/LFTC8287
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