References on Biomimicry and Curiosity Assessment: 

[1]      L. L. Stevens, et. al.,  Biomimetics, 2022.

[2]      L. Stevens, et. al., International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2021.

[3]      T. B. Kashdan et. al., Journal of Research in Personality, 2018.

To better implement the curiosity aspect of entrepreneurial-minded learning (EML), biomimicry was adopted in a tissue engineering course project to nourish curiosity. Students were required to use natural materials (from plants, insects, etc.) and natural structures/mechanisms in tissue-engineered product design to adopt the biomimicry principle. At the end of the project, an anonymous survey was conducted to assess the relationship between student curiosity and project experience. 

Interestingly, students’ reported project experience did not relate much to their overall curiosity. However, students’ reported interest in the project was positively related to their desire to problem-solve (Deprivation Sensitivity) and negatively related to their Social Curiosity.