If you walked into a 3rd-grade classroom this week, you might have thought you’d stumbled onto a nature documentary film set – microphones, scripts, green screens, and students proudly explaining how a polar bear’s thick fur or an eagle’s sharp talons help them survive in the wild. This was the magic of our Animal Adaptations Green Screen Project , a fusion of science, storytelling, and technology that let students show what they know in a way that felt alive. Step 1: Research and Discovery Each student began by choosing one animal to study in depth. Using SchoolAI , students explored their animals’ unique physical and behavioral adaptations, asking three guiding questions: What is the adaptation? What does it look like? How does it help the animal survive? SchoolAI served as their digital thinking partner — helping them find factual information, refine their explanations, and organize their ideas while learning how to ask clear, specific questions. This research st...