Teacher’s Guide
Enjoying Copy That, Copy Cat? Keep the fun and learning going with these activities. Great for school or for home!
Here’s the complete Teacher’s Guide, or download one activity at at time below:

Coloring Sheet

Hands-on Science
Get hands on with the science in Copy That, Copy Cat! with inquiry-based experiments!

What’s Biomimicry? – Music & Movement

Biomimicry is a big word! Here’s an activity that uses music and movement to make it easy to remember.
“What’s Biomimicry,” Ask the Planet by The Missoula Coyote Choir & Friends
Activities for the rest of the album are available on AskNature.
Good Copycat or Bad Copycat? – Language Arts
Learn to be a good copycat in your writing!

Discussion & Design
Copy That, Copy Cat! discussion questions and a design your own animal-inspired invention activity, with worksheet.

Bibliography
There wasn’t room in the book for a bibliography, but I did a lot of research!

Reading List

Check out some other great books on biomimicry for kids!
Essays & Guest Blogs
My thoughts on Accessibility, Disability, and RAMP IT UP! on A Novel Mind blog
“How do birds fly? Two easy activities to understand lift,” LitLinks guest blog
Interviews
October 2026 Steamteam Group Interview by Maria Marshall
Good Reads with Ronna – Interviewed by Nora Nickum
Making Nature Fun – September 2023 SteamTeam Interview by Maria Marshall