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Mrs. Riddell from Dayton, OH is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Riddell's classroom raised $234

Animals Take Over The Classroom!!!

My students need an aquarium to complete their tadpole development project and be able to observe aquatic ecosystems.

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Mrs. Riddell Belmont High School
Dayton, OH Grades 9-12

My Students

Can you imagine seeing the wonder of life and development for the first time? My students do not have the opportunity to see and experience ecosystems. By examining the development of tadpoles my students will be able to see what they have learned in my life science class first hand.

My class is composed of group of inner city, economically disadvantaged, racially diverse high schoolers.

A large population of my class are recent immigrant students who have come to this country on refugee status. A majority of my students experience great difficulties in their personal lives such as foster homes, homelessness, neglect, family turmoil, and dysfunction.

My Project

My students are studying Biology and Environmental Science. An aquarium will give us the tools to be able to examine the many components of an aquatic ecosystem. I am also planning on growing tadpoles to demonstrate growth and development. Students will be able to organisms they have never seen before.

This project will excite students to learn.

When students are able to witness real world examples of what they are learning they become more interested. An aquarium will be a valuable tool for many of the activities/ projects that we complete in class.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

120 students impacted 10 donors
Mrs. Riddell Belmont High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Dayton, OH View local requests

Nearly all 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

120 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BIO-Wheel Aquarium Kits, 20 gal • Carolina Biological Supply Company $146.30 1 $146.30

Materials cost

$146.30

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.63

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$198.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.96

Total project goal

$233.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $233.08

9 Donors

-$233.08

Donations toward project cost

-$198.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.96

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