Description of Work/Assignment: The final creature report was a project I did in Marine Biology where we picked a type of mammal within the whale family and research it, write a paper, create, and present a slideshow on the chosen mammal. Which 21st Century Skill do you feel this assignment addresses, and why?: Information Skills I feel best relates to this project because it was a research-based project and I was required to gather information about my mammal and write a informative essay and present a informative slideshow. What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why?: What I am most proud of from this project is learning more about the mammal I chose and creating a good slideshow that shows how much I learned.
How did you develop and/or improve upon your 21st Century Skill with this assignment?: I developed and or improved on the 21st century skill, "Information skills" in the way that it took time to research and make sure it was the correct information that was from a reliable source.
What was most difficult about completing this task?: What was most difficult about completing the task was fact-checking and checking for reliable sources while researching.
How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do differently?: I could improve this work and what I'd do if I started over would be by researching earlier on to get the information and then perfect my essay and slideshow.
How does this relate to what you have learned in the past?: This relates to what I have learned in the past with how to construct slideshows with them having a good balance of words and pictures.