What can we learn about architecture from bugs? Turns out a great deal. A video covers three brilliant structures designed and created by bugs. It begins with the honeycomb with perfect hexagons. Next, it covers termite mounds on a much larger scale that we can make; they have such perfect ventilation that we are still trying to copy it! Finally, the video shows what happens when spiders start working together.

Concepts

bugs, architecture, bees, termites, spider webs

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Visit a nature museum or local environment where you can see some of the structures discussed in the video
• Ask individuals to research which two structures should be added to this list to make it a top five list and have them defend their choices

Classroom Considerations

• Remember comments are open to the public and constantly changing, so preview any that might be visible in your classroom

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides closed captioning for ease of note taking
• Includes many photographs to maintain viewer interest

Cons

• None