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Mrs. Black from Santa Fe, NM is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Green Thumbs

My students need 11 garden supplies, including a Hydroponic Fertilizer Experiment Kit, a set of seed starting kits, a variety of plastic plant pots, trays, gardening tools, labels and red worms for composting.

  • $555 goal

This project expired on September 22, 2010.

This project expired on September 22, 2010.

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Mrs. Black New Mexico School for the Arts
Santa Fe, NM Grades 9-12

My Students

Learning from a book works well with a few students, but the challenge is to make the subject comes alive and take root with all students. With a new community garden, students will not only learn the principles of biology and environmental science, but will see it grow right before their eyes.

I am teaching Biology and Environmental Science to 11th and 12th grade students in a high needs urban high school in New Mexico.

Most of the families in our community barely make minimum wage and most of my students qualify for free and reduced lunches. Since our school district is small and undergoing a budget crisis, there will be no funds available to teachers to buy supplies and maintain their classroom. As a new teacher in this district, I do not have a lot science equipment to work with and must either try to purchase my own materials or make due without. My students are bright and eager to learn and deserve the same opportunities that other students receive, and their academics should not suffer from a budget deficit. Help me provide the resources and technology needed to help them succeed.

My Project

With the hydroponics system, students will gain hands-on experience with basic principles of biology and chemistry as they control the amount of light and nutrients the plants receives as well as investigating other factors such as plant overcrowding, acid rain, salinity and the effects of pollution on plant growth. With these gardening and growing tools my students can work year-round on plant development experiments and determine how minerals, light, and pollution can affect the various stages of the plant's life cycle. Students will also learn about agricultural needs and how to grow their own food, as well as explore how chemistry, biology, and environmental sciences relate to one another in a real life context.

With your support you will make it possible for almost 300 students to conduct scientifically sound research on plant growth and development in their biology, environmental.

You will also provide our science department versatile tools and equipment that they can use with their students for years to come.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

300 students impacted
Mrs. Black New Mexico School for the Arts Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Santa Fe, NM View local requests

More than half 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

300 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Worm Farm with 50 Redworms • Carolina Biological Supply Company $23.04 1 $23.04
Plant Tray, 22 x 11 x 2 3/4 in • Carolina Biological Supply Company $7.84 8 $62.72
Plastic Pots, 3 in, Pk 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $22.32 1 $22.32
Plastic Pots, 5 in, Pk 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $62.94 1 $62.94
Plastic Pots, 4 in, Pk 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $40.38 1 $40.38
Pot Labels, Plastic, White, 4 inches, Pack of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $6.65 1 $6.65
Humidity Dome, for Poly-Flats • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.28 8 $34.24
Poly-Flat, 36-Cell Tray • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.04 8 $24.32
Poly-Tray, Standard, without Holes • Carolina Biological Supply Company $2.00 8 $16.00
Hydroponic Fertilizer Experiment Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $68.88 1 $68.88
Hand Tool Set for Horticulture • Carolina Biological Supply Company $37.95 1 $37.95

Materials cost

$399.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.94

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$454.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.74

Total project goal

$554.11

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