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Ms. Diaz from Richmond, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Insect Investigators

My students need live animals, such as mealworms, tarantula and scorpion and the hand-held field microscopes in order to study the life cycles and characteristics of insects.

  • $693 goal

This project expired on May 15, 2011.

This project expired on May 15, 2011.

My Students

Bring Science to Life! We will study the life cycles and characteristics of insects in the spring and my students want to experience this firsthand.

We are an elementary school in Southwest Texas.

My students come from a variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. We have an extremely large population of English Language Learners that speak over 29 different languages and counting. To level the playing field, we utilize hands on common experiences.

My Project

Most of my students have not seen these creatures up close and personal. Having the specimens on hand on a daily basis will increase their understanding of the different life cycles. The students will increase their ownership of the knowledge through their individual studies of these specimens through journaling, basic animal friendly investigations, and through the digital documentation of their growth.

I may not be able to take my students into the wild to do studies of these creatures, but with these funds I will be able to involve my students in inquiry based projects that they will never forget!

Ms. Diaz McNeill Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

Never Before Funded 150 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scorpion, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $27.07 1 $27.07
Tarantula Habitat, Deluxe, with Rosy-haired Tarantula • Carolina Biological Supply Company $123.97 1 $123.97
Mealworm Culture Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $24.22 1 $24.22
Mini Mealworm Larvae, Living, Pack of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.79 1 $8.79
Hand-Held Student Field Microscope (100x) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $20.85 15 $312.75

Materials cost

$496.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $49.68

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$588.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.93

Total project goal

$692.86

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