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Part A Introduction & Ice Breaker

Part A_1　Introduction & Ice break

Let’s introduce ourselves to each other.

My name is ________. What is your name?

Part A_2　Introduction & Ice break

I am ________. Nice to meet you.

Part A_3　Introduction & Ice break

Nice to meet you too, ________. How was your winter vacation? How did you spend the New Year’s holiday?

Part A_4　Introduction & Ice break

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Part A_5　Introduction & Ice break

I see. Let’s begin our lesson!

Part B Q&A 1

Part B_1　Q&A 1

There are many products that make use of animal and plant characteristics.
Do you know any of the following products?

～animals’ or plants’ characteristics～

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*kingfisher　カワセミ
*beak　くちばし

～products～

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Part B_2　Q&A 1

Which of the following products do you think uses the characteristics of the given animal or plant?

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Part B_3　Q&A 1

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Part B_4　Q&A 1

Which of the following products do you think uses the characteristics of the given animal or plant?

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Part B_5　Q&A 1

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Part B_6　Q&A 1

Which of the following products do you think uses the characteristics of the given animal or plant?

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Part B_7　Q&A 1

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ヒント：Shinkansen

Part B_8　Q&A 1

Which of the following products do you think uses the characteristics of the given animal or plant?

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Part B_9　Q&A 1

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Part B_10　Q&A 1

Thank you for answering! You did a great job!

Part C Q&A 2

Part C_1　Q&A 2

Next, let’s think about how the characteristics of each animal or plant work in the product.

Part C_2　Q&A 2

Sample conversation:

A:	What do you think is the characteristic of kingfishers’ beaks?
B:	Thanks to its shape, kingfishers can dive into the water quickly.
A:	How does it help the product?
B:	It helps the Shinkansen run faster and quieter.

～animals’ or plants’ characteristics～

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～products～

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Part C_3　Q&A 2

What do you think is the characteristic of lotus leaves?

Part C_4　Q&A 2

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Part C_5　Q&A 2

How does it help the product?

Part C_6　Q&A 2

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Part C_7 Q&A 2

What do you think is the characteristic of octopus legs?

Part C_8　Q&A 2

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Part C_9　Q&A 2

How does it help the product?

Part C_10　Q&A 2

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Part C_11　Q&A 2

Awesome job!

Part D Organize your ideas

Part D_1　Organize your ideas

Now, let’s think about what animal or plant characteristics you would like to use to make a new product. You can choose from the animal or plant characteristics listed above, or you can choose another.

Part D_2　Organize your ideas

I would like to create a product that __________________.

Part D_3　Organize your ideas

What characteristics of an animal or plant would you use?

Part D_4　Organize your ideas

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Part D_5　Organize your ideas

What characteristics does it have?

Part D_6　Organize your ideas

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Part D_7　Organize your ideas

How does the characteristic work on the new product?

Part D_8　Organize your ideas

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Part D_9　Organize your ideas

Wow, that’s a wonderful idea!
Let’s move on to the presentation.

Part E Presentation

Part E_1　Presentation

Then, let’s make a presentation about a new product that uses animal or plant characteristics. You can use your ideas from Part D. I will give you 3 minutes to prepare.

(Wait for the student for 3 minutes.)

Part E_2　Presentation

Biomimicry

Opening	Biomimicry is the practice of humans imitating natural mechanisms in order to create a sustainable global environment. Today, I would like to introduce a new product that uses animal or plant characteristics.
Body	I would like to create a product that __________________. It uses the characteristics of ____(animal/plant)_________. Its characteristic is _______________________________. Its characteristic makes the product __________________.
Closing	I believe we can learn a lot from how nature works. Thank you for listening.

imitate　手本にする、模倣する
mechanism　仕組み

Part F Free talk

Part F_1 Free talk

Let’s have a free talk about the following topics.

Part F_2 Free talk

If you were to become an animal, what would you want to be? Why?
What animal characteristics would you like to have?

Part F_3 Free talk

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Part F_4 Free talk

Did you achieve your goals last year?
What are your goals for this year?

Part F_5 Free talk

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