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Mrs. Weimer from Confluence PA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

FFA Aquaponics

My students need an aquaculture system to accompany our Trout in the Classroom Project.

  • $548 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Being a part of a sustainable world is our focus. My students are going to learn how to start and take care of a garden while utilizing our Trout in the Classroom as a biological filter and fertilizer system.

My students are an amazing bunch of people who are incredibly goal oriented and community focused.

These kids are fabulous stewards of the earth and are always willing to learn more about science and the world around them. They have been incredibly motivated to take part in understanding and implementing our Trout Program, where we raise native brook trout to release into local watersheds. These learners attend a rural K-12 school district in mountains of PA, where we have just recently brought the FFA back to the area.

My Project

This project will really enable my students to understand how ecosystems work. Students will learn how to best utilize our trout (and the trout waste) to grow feed that can be eaten. Students will also learn how to start plants in an aquaponics setting and then transfer them to our Community Garden, where we will be raising crops to sustain some of our community members.

Donations to this project will make a huge difference in the lives of my students.

They are very active and involved with the trout and would love to take our success with that program to a new level.

Mrs. Weimer
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Complete Aquaculture System with 55-Gallon Barrels • Nasco $390.75 1 $390.75

Materials cost

$390.75

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.08

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$465.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.18

Total project goal

$547.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $547.87

6 Donors

-$269.39

Donations toward project cost

-$232.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.55

match offer

-$273.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$232.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.54

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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