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Mrs. Jackson from Bloomington, IL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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An Edible Growing Experience

Help me give my students hands-on science projects where they can watch plants grow in different ways and eat their results with an indoor planting system.

  • $169 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My students love to get their hands dirty with science projects. Students will create plants using a hydroponics system, which might be the wave of the future. We will also grow plants in the traditional way with dirt. Students need the growing lights because their are no windows in the my classroom. The lights will allow us to bring the outside into the classroom.

These type of interactive activities will be remembered for years by my students.

Providing my students with STEM opportunities will will prepare them for an unlimited future.

Mrs. Jackson Stevenson Elementary School Grades 3-5

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. Jackson

Bloomington, IL 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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hydroponics Growing System Indoor Garden: Herb Garden Kit Indoor with LED Grow Light Quiet Smart Water Pump Automatic Timer Healthy Fresh Herbs Vegetables - Hydroponic Planter for Home Kitchen Office • Amazon Business $47.99 1 $47.99
LORDEM Grow Light, Full Spectrum LED Plant Light for Indoor Plants, Height Adjustable Growing Lamp with Auto On/Off Timer 4/8/12H, 4 Dimmable Brightness, Ideal for Small Plants, Pack of 3 • Amazon Business $33.73 1 $33.73
SYEIORAOM Grow Lights for Indoor Plants, Six Head LED Grow Light with Full Spectrum, Plant Lights for Seed Starting with Adjustable Gooseneck,Suitable for Plants (Six-Head Plant Light) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$111.71

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$143.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.30

Total project goal

$168.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$168.69

4 Donors

-$168.69

Donations toward project cost

-$143.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.30

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$0.00

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