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

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Amazing Aquatic Ecosystems!

My students need aquatic organisms to create pond ecosystems to study.

  • $237 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

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

I teach 5th grade science and social studies to 75 students in an urban setting. Many of my students have had challenging experiences in their young lives and need lots of support and encouragement in the classroom. What I have discovered about my 5th graders, is that they get truly excited when learning science, and particularly when it is hands on. My students love to make connections to what they are learning in class to the world that they live in. Last year, students in my class dissected owl pellets when we were learning about ecosystems. They made and launched their own rockets as they were studying force and motion. These are just two examples of a few projects they were engaged in! I would love to be able to have them do even more this year!

My Project

I would like my students' study of Ecosystems to come to life for them. I would love for my students to be able to create living pond ecosystems in small groups to study the relationships among the organisms and learn about food chain and food webs.

My students will develop a stronger understanding of producers, consumers, and decomposers and how all of these organisms are interdependent on each other as would have the opportunity to be real scientists as they make predictions and observations during their ecosystem study.

This hands-on learning opportunity will allow my students to better understand ecosystems.

Mrs. Wojnar
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dragonfly Nymphs, Living, Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $25.42 2 $50.84
Gambusia (Mosquito Fish), Living, Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.17 2 $28.34
Pond Snail, Living, Medium, Pack of 25 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $21.55 1 $21.55
Lumbriculus variegatus, Living, Culture • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.95 2 $17.90
Daphnia magna Culture, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.77 2 $17.54
Elodea densa, Living, Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.55 2 $17.10

Materials cost

$153.27

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.33

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$200.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.45

Total project goal

$236.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $236.35

6 Donors

-$113.05

Donations toward project cost

-$101.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.10

match offer

-$116.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$98.95

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.89

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 $0.00

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