Students make a bug entirely of pre-used materials.
Students should choose an environment for their bug and consider the adaptations it will need to live in that environment. For example:
Photographs of Recycle Bugs can be submitted or a short video explaining the Recycle Bug and its description along with the written report. Please attach the file via the electronic submission.
Students will be judged on the following marking scheme:
Bug construction
Explanation
- Students may use glue, sticky tape or velcro
- Bugs MAY NOT be painted
- Your bug must be accompanied by a description of exactly where it lives and how it is adapted to live in its environment.
Students should choose an environment for their bug and consider the adaptations it will need to live in that environment. For example:
- Space bugs – how does it breathe with no air, how does it feed, how does it travel?
- Desert bugs – how does it deal with heat, what does it feed on, where does it live?
- Wood bugs – what does it feed on, how does it avoid predators?
- House bugs – where does it live in your house, how does it avoid humans?
Photographs of Recycle Bugs can be submitted or a short video explaining the Recycle Bug and its description along with the written report. Please attach the file via the electronic submission.
Students will be judged on the following marking scheme:
Bug construction
- Bug uses recycled (pre-used) materials only
- Bug is original and shows imagination
Explanation
- Description of bug features given (e.g. how many legs, eyes etc)
- Description of bug habitat (space, desert etc)
- Description of how bug adapts to its habitat