My Biomimicry Padlet by https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr The Hummingbird and Human Safety en-us 2016-09-18 18:27:24 UTC 2023-04-27 12:52:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png The Hummingbird amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124580810 2016-09-18 18:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124580810 The problem amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124580842 2016-09-18 18:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124580842 The Invention amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124580862 2016-09-18 18:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124580862 Problem # 1 amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124581030 There are approximately  4500 people each year killed while crossing the street in America. There are 68,000 a year that are injured in the same manner.

http://everybodywalk.org/4500-americans-killed-crossing-street-year/]]> 2016-09-18 18:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124581030 Problem # 2 amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124581087 Getting to school faster when you have to walk to class  and are running late.]]> 2016-09-18 18:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124581087 Problem # 3 amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124581172 Teenagers being dependent on over worked and over extended parents to take them to and from work.]]> 2016-09-18 18:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124581172 Problem #4 amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124581998 Falls from elevated positions while providing a service. Falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional injury deaths worldwide.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs344/en/]]> 2016-09-18 18:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124581998 Hovering Capabilities amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124583170  "The wingtip traces a horizontal figure eight in the air with each wing beat – generates lift on both forward and backward strokes, keeping the bird aloft and allowing it to hover."

http://birding.about.com/od/birdbehavior/a/How-Hummingbirds-Fly.htm ]]> 2016-09-18 19:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124583170 Flying Forwards and Backwards amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124583208 2016-09-18 19:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124583208 Flying Side to Side amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124583246 2016-09-18 19:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124583246 Flying Straight Up amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124583257 2016-09-18 19:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124583257 Problem # 5 amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124583494 Crossing water faster to get to someone drowning. Every day, about ten people die from unintentional drowning. Of these, two are children aged 14 or younger. Drowning ranks fifth among the leading causes of unintentional injury death in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars]]> 2016-09-18 19:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124583494 amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124586389 "Wings: A hummingbird’s wings are long, narrow and tapered to give it better agility in the air. Even more important than wing shape, however, is its construction – the shoulder and elbow joints of the wing are very close to the body, which allows each wing to pivot and tilt. This is critical for a hummingbird’s ability to change flight directions and hover."

http://birding.about.com/od/birdprofiles/a/whatishummingbird.htm]]> 2016-09-18 20:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124586389 amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124588125 A slight twist of the wing and the hummingbird can change directions instantaneously.

http://birding.about.com/od/birdbehavior/a/How-Hummingbirds-Fly.htm]]> 2016-09-18 20:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124588125 Prototype amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124616238 Scratch 1]]> 2016-09-19 02:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124616238 Prototype amanda_davis910 https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124617216 Drawing with labels]]> 2016-09-19 03:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_davis910/ahozmr8x7gxr/wish/124617216