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Ms. Cadet from Woodbridge, VA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Where the Wild Things Are

My students need a terrarium kit, food chains and webs dvd, plants, and a forest floor study kit in order to learn about habitats.

  • $872 goal

This project expired on April 16, 2011.

This project expired on April 16, 2011.

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Ms. Cadet Fitzgerald Elementary School
Woodbridge, VA Grades 3-5

My Students

I care, you care, we all care for Where the Wild Things Are.

Hello and thank you for reading my proposal.

I currently teach twenty-eight fourth grade students whose enthusiasm and boundless energy keep me on my toes. They are bright, energetic, and eager to learn. And when it comes to science, there's an endless thirst for classroom hands-on activities. I want to tap into that enthusiasm with a project that teaches them to be stewards of the earth.

My Project

Using the Gems Terrarium Habitats Kit, my students will build terrariums. They will care for them, and in so doing, learn that a terrarium is a small example of the bigger world we live in. And this bigger world is filled with plants, animals, and ecosystems that also need them to be responsible citizens. My students will also have the opportunity to study a forest floor environment. The BioQuest Forest Floor Study Kit will give my students the opportunity to learn about the complex interaction of plants and animals as they complete for resources within an ecosystem. Finally, the Food Chains and Webs DVD will allow my students to tour a food chain and web in a fun and interactive manner. They will be able to examine how energy and matter are transferred among organisms with a virtual visit to Vermont’s White River Watershed, its flowing waters, forests, wetlands, and rocky shores.

It is my hope that my students will fall in love with nature, and in turn understand the importance of caring for our environment and its animals.

Building awareness for the environment is difficult if students are not taught about its importance in a fun and exciting manner. But with your support, I will help my students understand their role in creating a balanced and healthy world.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

28 students impacted
Ms. Cadet Fitzgerald Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Woodbridge, VA 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

28 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bottle Biology Book • Carolina Biological Supply Company $38.90 1 $38.90
GEMS Terrarium Habitats Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $330.00 1 $330.00
BioQuest Forest Floor Study Kit • Nasco $127.50 1 $127.50
Basic Plant Kingdom Survey Set, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $54.10 1 $54.10
Food Chains and Webs DVD • Nasco $59.95 1 $59.95
Bottle Biology Tool Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $22.32 1 $22.32

Materials cost

$632.77

Vendor shipping charges

 $63.27

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$740.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$130.68

Total project goal

$871.21

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