The project is a collaboration with Innovative Schools Project, Sourcewell and the Minnesota Zoo. 7:00 am, Feb. 21, 2021 × Kindergarten through third grade students at Region Five schools will participate in the Innovative Schools Project's ultimate animal project, using clay and cardboard to create the ultimate animal that can survive in as many environments as possible. The STEM project is a collaboration with the Minnesota Zoo. Submitted Photo What is the ultimate animal? Does it have wings, scales, gills, hooves? Two legs or four? Feathers or fur? Lakes area students are aiming to answer that question as part of the Innovative Schools Project’s ultimate animal STEM project.