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Aquaponics: Classroom Pets, Plants, and Projects

Help me give my students learning experiences that can provided with a classroom aquaponics system.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Murphy's classroom raised $195

This project is fully funded

My Students

This will be my first year as a lead teacher, but thankfully I will be starting at the school where I was a student teacher last fall. I am looking forward to continuing to work with last year's 6th and 7th graders and meet the incoming 6th grade class soon.

Middle schoolers can get a bad reputation, but I appreciate that my students are independent, critical thinkers who apply those abilities in and out of the classroom.

This year we will be developing those skills through collaborative and inquiry based learning.

My Project

Students in 6th and 7th grade learn about Earth's self-sustaining ecosystems. The opportunity to have access to a classroom aquaponics system will provide hands on learning about those systems on a micro level.

In caring for our fish and plants students will develop a deeper understanding for the need for biodiversity while engaging in learning experiences using farming methods of the future.

The aquarium tank will house class fish, which will provided air from the air pump while they provide nutrients to water that will be pumped up into a bed with the clay pellets and plants. Then, the plastic tubing will return the water to the aquarium to be recycled once again. Students will assist in constructing the aquaponics set up and will use the system to create experiments and observations for a unit on ecosystems.

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Chicago, IL
Grades 6-8
Climate & The Environment
Traditional School
Lab Equipment
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Mr. Murphy John Fiske Elementary School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

101 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Aquarium Tank, Glass, 10 Gal • Carolina Biological Supply Company $37.75 1 $37.75

Whisper 10 UL Aquarium Air Pump • Carolina Biological Supply Company $20.92 1 $20.92

5-in-1 Aquarium Test Strips • Carolina Biological Supply Company $17.55 1 $17.55

Hydroton Clay Pebbles | 10 Liter | Expanded Clay Growing Media • Amazon Business $17.43 1 $17.43

Watts SVIG10 Pre-Cut 1/2-Inch Diameter by 3/8-Inch Clear Vinyl Tubing, 10-Foot Length • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Homasy 80 GPH (300L/H, 4W) Submersible Water Pump, Ultra Quiet Pond, Aquarium, Fish Tank Fountain, Powerful Water Pump 5.9ft (1.8m) Power Cord • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Air Line Tubing, 25 ft • Carolina Biological Supply Company $6.07 1 $6.07

Aquarium Start-Up Pack • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.62 1 $5.62

Thermometer, Floating • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.10 1 $3.10

Materials cost			$124.42
Vendor shipping charges			$9.10
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$1.87
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$165.39
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$29.19
Total project goal			$194.58
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$194.58
1 Donor			-$185.54
Donations toward project cost			-$157.71
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$27.83
match offer			-$9.04
Match offer toward project cost			-$7.68
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$1.36
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Aquaponics: Classroom Pets, Plants, and Projects

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