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Mrs. Tecumseh from Hacienda Hts., CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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An Ecosystem in a Bottle

Help me give my students a learning experience on ecosystems. Students will create a closed bottle ecosystem with guppies, water plants such as the elodea, and gravel. They will learn about biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems.

  • $282 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

My seventh grade class has been learning about ecosystems. In this project, I would like each of my students to create a closed bottle ecosystem. Each group of four students will design their own ecosystem which will consist of live guppies, plants, gravel, algae, and snails. Students will conduct measurements of their plants and fish and observe their closed bottle ecosystem over a period of three weeks.

The donations to this project will provide a valuable, hands-on learning experience about ecosystems for my students.

While students can read and watch videos about ecosystem interactions, there is nothing like actually experiencing this with your own eyes.

Mrs. Tecumseh Orange Grove Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Tecumseh

Hacienda Hts., CA View local requests

More than half of 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Frey Scientific Aquarium Organism Living Material Coupon - Set of 10 Species for 3-5 Gallon Aquarium • Frey Scientific $96.59 1 $96.59
Frey Scientific Duckweed Plant • Frey Scientific $34.39 1 $34.39
Frey Scientific Pandorina Algae Culture Living Material Coupon • Frey Scientific $12.89 1 $12.89
LIVE MATERIAL CHARGE • Frey Scientific $12.50 1 $12.50
Frey Scientific Aquarium Gravel, 2 Pounds • Frey Scientific $7.64 1 $7.64
Delta Education Vermiculite Planting Medium, 1 qt • Frey Scientific $3.37 2 $6.74

Materials cost

$170.75

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.49

Sales tax

 $15.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$239.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.25

Total project goal

$281.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $281.67

3 Donors

-$215.83

Donations toward project cost

-$183.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.37

match offer

-$65.84

Match offer toward project cost

-$55.96

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.88

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