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Mrs. Ferguson from Shelbyville TN is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Great Science Film Makers

My students need Painted Lady Butterflies to watch their life cycle and a digital camera to create a picture report of the life cycle of a butterfly.

  • $314 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

We want nature at our fingertips! Help us view the life cycle of a Painted Lady Butterfly step by step! We want to be able to carry the life cycle home in pictures to show our parents what really happens to a Painted Lady Butterfly!

Our classroom is made up of very eager and smart students.

Most of my students come from a very poor home life. Our school population is 95 percent free/reduced lunch. The students in my classroom are enthusiastic about learning, but have little to no opportunity to find out the importance of science outside the school setting.

My Project

I am requesting these resources as a way of showing the life cycle of a butterfly day by day. My students will take pictures every day and compare pictures to see the changes over time. My students need these resources because they do not see this anywhere else but in a textbook. My students deserve hands on resources.

My students need these resources to broaden their understanding of life cycles.

They will be able to benefit from this by seeing a picture of every day of the process. Then, each student will receive a picture of their own to take home. I want my students to have a hands on view of nature and the world around them.

Mrs. Ferguson
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FUJIFILM FinePix 12.2-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black • Best Buy $199.99 1 $199.99
Painted Lady Butterfly 5-Larvae Culture • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.72 1 $14.72

Materials cost

$214.71

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.47

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$266.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.01

Total project goal

$313.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $313.41

13 Donors

-$312.53

Donations toward project cost

-$266.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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