In this lesson, designed to be used in conjunction with the video Water: The Source of Life, students learn about a special ecosystem high above the city of Bogotá, Colombia and some of the unique plants there that make it possible for Bogotá to have clean water year-round. Students will use these plants as inspiration for their own efforts at biomimicry.
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Keywords: Nature Conservancy, Nature Works Everywhere, conservation, water, watershed, water fund, Colombia, páramo, ecosystem, South America, biomimicry, frailejones, frailejón, frailejon, engineering design, Espeletia, sunflowers, Chingaza National Park, Bogota, water supply, water conservation, water management, natural resources, natural resource conservation, biometrics, sustainability, water security
