See how Design Squad tackled BIG BUGS at Garden in the Woods

Teen engineers tackle the creation of giant insect sculptures with advice from David Rogers on PBS’ Design Squad, a weekly competition show aimed at kids and people of all ages with the goal of getting viewers excited about the design process, and engineering.

David Rogers believes insects don’t get the respect they deserve. “Insects play this vital role in a garden, but are unnoticed, so I put them on such a large scale that you can’t help but notice them,” Rogers explains. And now, WGBH and New England Wild Flower Society, America’s oldest plant conservation group, team up to help everyone make contact with “the little things that run the world.” but in a BIG way.

"WGBH and Design Squad are thrilled to partner with The New England Wild Flower Society to showcase engineering as an artistic endeavor," says Executive Producer Marisa Wolsky. "The cast was incredibly jazzed by working with artist David Rogers and having their sculptures be part of the Big Bugs exhibit.”

The actual Design Squad sculptures will be on view adjacent to the “Build-a-Bug” Interactive Park on the BIG BUGS trail at Garden in the Woods, and featured on the insect episode, airing in May in New Hampshire on NHPT and June 1 in Massachusetts on WGBH. Check local broadcast listings. View the episode filmed at Garden in the Woods featuring David Rogers and bugs at http://pbskids.org/designsquad/challenges/s2-ep7.html