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Ms. Perkins from Concord CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creature Comforts in the Classroom

My students need real life, hands-on, and super cool science experiences! We need an aquarium and a reptile habitat.

  • $520 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I teach a diverse group of moderate to severe learning disabled students, some with fragile medical needs. Some of the students have autism or Down syndrome, one with cerebral palsy, one with mitochondrial disease (making her very fragile). The students all have amazing attitudes and are very hard working. They love coming to school and learning. Each student has a fun, playful sense of humor and they make my "work" day, a "play" day, every single day. These students fill my life with joy and I want to provide the best and most meaningful education I can for them in return. I recently shared with a colleague that my students are gifts from heaven- I am so blessed to be their teacher!

My Project

My students learn best by real-life experiences. We have a therapy dog that comes to school every day; the students have learned to walk and feed and water the dog. By bringing more animals into the classroom, students will learn first hand about reptiles and fish; they will learn how to care for the different animals and watch them grow and change. We need a reptile habitat and an aquarium.

The students have been fascinated by watching the stages of butterflies in our butterfly habitat.

We are eager to explore more with other types of animals in our classroom. Thank you for helping make our learning more real and more fun!

Ms. Perkins
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AquaSprouts Garden • Amazon Business $169.95 1 $169.95
Zilla Reptile Starter Kit 10 with Light and Heat, Desert • Amazon Business $87.99 1 $87.99
Aqueon Fish Aquarium Starter Kit LED, 10 gallon • Amazon Business $80.99 1 $80.99
Marina Slim Filter Carbon Plus Ceramic Cartridge (12-count) • Amazon Business $17.94 1 $17.94
Zilla Reptile Habitat Décor Hideouts Bark Bends, Medium • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Fluker's Food / Water Reptile Corner Bowl, Small • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99

Materials cost

$372.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$441.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.96

Total project goal

$519.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $519.74

10 Donors

-$519.74

Donations toward project cost

-$441.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.96

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