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Ms. Sergeant from Detroit MI is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Guess I'll Eat Some Worms!

My students need red worms, composting materials, and a composter to understand the importance of healthy choices.

  • $434 goal

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Kids love worms! They either say "Look, I found a worm!" or "Yuck, it's a worm!" But they are fascinated with these creatures.

My students are inner city fourth graders.

They have little experience with the outdoors and the wonders of our natural world. I hope to create a sense of awe and wonder by exposing them to things they would never consider. For example, the importance of creepy, crawly worms as decomposers. This activity can help them see how easy it is to be healthy and have fun.

My Project

This composter, red worms, and garden equipment will help me show the children exactly how the worms play an important role in nature. In order to have a healthy environment we need worms and other decomposers to be our clean up crew. I want my students to lean how worms and other creatures play an important role in cleaning up our natural areas! We will use food scraps and plant matter from our garden to compost into soil to reuse in planting.

I believe this project will leave a lasting impact on my students.

They love nature and working outside. They will be able to see how worms and other decomposers really work rather than reading about them in a science book.

Ms. Sergeant
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Worm Factory 360 WF360B Worm Composter, Black • Amazon $109.95 1 $109.95
Worm Composter Classroom Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $108.78 1 $108.78
Redworms (Eisenia foetida) Living Small Size, - NeedByDate: 06/20/2014 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.01 3 $42.03
Eco-Products EP-S015 Renewable Plant-Based Plastic Plantware Compostable Cutlery Kits, includes Knife, Fork, and Spoon, White (Case of 250) • Amazon $30.00 1 $30.00
Worm Farm • Carolina Biological Supply Company $18.29 1 $18.29

Materials cost

$309.05

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.86

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$368.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.04

Total project goal

$433.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $433.59

6 Donors

-$216.79

Donations toward project cost

-$184.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.52

match offer

-$216.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$184.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.52

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 $0.00

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