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My students need frog specimens so that they can conduct comparative physiology experiments.

  • $233 goal

This project expired on June 30, 2012.

This project expired on June 30, 2012.

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Mr. Alonso John Francis Polytechnic Senior High School
Sun Valley, CA Grades 9-12

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My Students

Ever wanted to see the expendable tongue of a frog? Or find bugs and beetles in their stomachs? Ever wondered how your body is different to that of a frog? Dissecting frogs is a good way to teach comparative physiology.

I teach an AP Biology class, and also a class of 12th Grade seniors with an interest in medicine, nursing or simple biology and physiology.

Most of them come from low-income families living in the inner neighborhoods of Los Angeles. For the most part they are very motivated and very willing to perform well, which is why I feel I must do my best to provide the best possible teaching experience.

My Project

In my physiology class I teach the various systems that make up the human body, but I also like to spend some time comparing systems between various organisms. Pigs have very similar bodies to humans, so having the students dissect both a pig and a frog allows them to see the differences first hand. In many cases the frog's last meal of beetles or bugs can be found inside their digestive tract, so frogs can also be used to cover material regarding food webs and feeding relations.

Students consistently rank the dissections as the best part of the course.

Nothing beats a hands-on dissection of a real specimen, and students really develop an interest for the organism being dissected. By offering frogs I can have them dissect two animals, not just one, and then I can have them compare the physiology of both organisms.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

55 students impacted
Mr. Alonso John Francis Polytechnic Senior High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Sun Valley, CA 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

55 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Dissection Guide and Atlas to the Rat Book • Carolina Biological Supply Company $32.25 1 $32.25
Photo Manual and Dissection Guide of the Fetal Pig • Carolina Biological Supply Company $18.29 1 $18.29
Perfect Solution Frog, Preserved, X-Jumbo, Single, Bulk Bag, 4-5 in • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.94 17 $83.98

Materials cost

$134.52

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.45

Sales tax

 $12.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$197.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.82

Total project goal

$232.12

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