Although the Build A Beast project is pretty popular, this version takes it up a few notches and has students design habitats for their beast, enrichment and feeding schedules, and a budget!

In the traditional version, students will build a beast based on some environmental conditions and randomly selected adaptations based on the dice roll. They must draw their beast in the environment including their predators and prey. They must also write a written description of the beast and what makes it unique. That's where it ends.

In my version, once the above is completed, the students find out that their beast is on the Endangered Species List and must create a sanctuary for their beast with the hopes of saving the population. Students will create a budget for their sanctuary and present it to their class in a Shark Tank Style pitch hoping to get funding from their classmates. While students are watching the presentations as Sharks, they all have mystery budgets and can only fund a certain number of projects. Project proposals that receive the most funding win!