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Mr. F. from Bronx NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A River that Runs both Ways

My project needs tadpoles, fish, and plants that could be found near a river.

  • $579 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

I am starting a new position at PS 89 in the Bronx. I will be the Middle School Special Ed Science Teacher. I am excited about the new position because I have taught in a Special Ed setting for seven years and I have always noticed that science is the one subject that will catch the students attention. I have always had a fish tank in my class room and it is always a point of interest in my class. This summer I took a class at NYU about the Hudson River and I was so impressed by how much I could teach the students from the recources in my neighborhood. So I wanted to use the river as one of the motivational points of the year. Thats why the project is named a river that runs both ways. I want to be able to use the fact that the Hudson is partly salt and fresh water. The biggest obstacle would be setting up these environments in the class room. I have been lucky enough to inherit some fish tanks, which can be very expensive. So now all I have to do is fill up the fish tanks, which is even more expensive. I have always managed to get fish for my other tanks but it always goes way above my budget and I and can't afford what I would really like. When the students see life in front of there face they are forced to learn. I have never had a more stimulating experience for my students than live animals. I want to show my students fish having babies, tadpoles changing to frogs, animals that live in and out of water, plants growing, and I want them to write about these things as they grow as students. Having the scarce recources I have had in the past has proved successful. So I can garuntee that having these materials will facilitate more responsibilty, more wonder, more awe, more knowlege, more respect, and more rewards for my students. I can also smile to know that my students enjoy science.

Mr. F.
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ZEBRA FISH,ADULT FEMALE,PK/12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $29.69 1 $29.69
L1508-TREE FROG,PK/6 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $27.50 1 $27.50
ZEBRA FISH,ADULT MALE,PK/12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $29.69 1 $29.69
JELLY FISH, AURELIA • Carolina Biological Supply Company $42.28 1 $42.28
P1421C-MIXED FISH SET • Carolina Biological Supply Company $55.86 1 $55.86
P1370C-RAT FISH • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.22 1 $8.22
TADPOLE METAMOR SET W/TADPOLES • Carolina Biological Supply Company $71.20 1 $71.20
P3780D FROG DISSECT BIOKIT(R) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $46.27 1 $46.27
CARNIVOROUS PLANT COLLECT • Carolina Biological Supply Company $24.65 1 $24.65
PLANT & ANIMAL ELE SET • Carolina Biological Supply Company $20.43 1 $20.43
L1600-TURTLES,LARGE • Carolina Biological Supply Company $15.15 1 $15.15
L1452-NEWT,PK/3 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.83 1 $12.83
L1445-SALAMANDERS,PK/3 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $22.33 1 $22.33

Materials cost

$406.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $40.61

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$474.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.05

Total project goal

$578.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $578.05

3 Donors

-$553.24

Donations toward project cost

-$474.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.81

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 $0.00

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