In our fourth-grade STREAM class, students are diving into the fascinating world of animal adaptations. After learning how animals evolve to survive in their environments, students were challenged to create an existing animal with new adaptations that would allow it to thrive in a completely different habitat.

Using Tinkercad, a 3D design platform, each student is creating a custom model of their adapted animal. Whether it's giving a desert lizard webbed feet to survive in a rain forest or equipping a polar bear with camouflage for the savanna, students are applying creativity, biology, and engineering principles to bring their ideas to life. This hands-on project encourages critical thinking, design skills, and a deeper understanding of how form meets function in nature.