CERCA Slides by Grade
Grade 3: Sticky Gecko Feet
How can studying geckos help scientists create a new type of adhesive?
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.W.3.2
Grade 4: What Happens When NASA Gets Bugged?
How are scientists using the lotus leaf as inspiration to solve problems?
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.W.4.2
Grade 5: A Spider's Silky Strength
How are scientists using spiders and silkworms to learn more about silk?
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.W.5.2
Grade 6-8: Repelling Germs with Sharkskin
How does sharkskin have the potential to help humans?
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.W.6.2
CCSS.W.7.2
CCSS.W.8.2
Grade 9-10: Nanocrystals
How can scientific details of chameleon color change inform the creation of new technologies?
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
CCSS.W.9-10.2
Grade 11-12: Maximizing Solar Power
How are scientists using biomimicry to improve technologies?
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.2
