Description
The Project: Over time, organisms accumulate differences through changes in their DNA. Some changes lead to no difference in ability to survive, others decrease survival, and others increase likelihood of survival. These differences can be observed through appearance, analysis of DNA, fossil record evidence, and comparison between organisms that share a common ancestor. In this challenge, you get to create a creature which must be fictional and original. The fictional creature does not have to have survived in our time period. The set-up is this: you and your team are a team of scientists from the Museum of Natural History that made this astonishing discovery, and are issuing a special report detailing your discovery of the creature and its importance. To give the news of this discovery the greatest possible impact, you and your team will create a fully produced storyboard that describes the creature: its daily life, its predators, and its history. Remember you are scientists, and within this story you want to communicate the process of natural selection, how genetic variation occurs, and how a species evolves over time. Include mention of common ancestors and closest living relative. Your Create A Creature Storyboard should include narration, images, music, and/or sound effects. The story must be in your own language, and you must indicate your sources.
