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Mrs. Schenkelberg from Bellevue NE is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Aquaponics Tank

My students need an aquaponics tank to take their biology learning to the next level!

  • $174 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My students come from a variety of cultural backgrounds at a school where over 90% students qualify for free and reduced price lunch. Families come from all over the world, and kids come to class in various states of readiness to learn. All want to learn, and love to learn. Brain research shows that students learn best when their minds, bodies, and senses are immersed in the curriculum. I strive to support strong and struggling learners and everyone in between, and I believe this project will help me achieve this goal!

My Project

The first time I saw an aquaponics tank in action was at Disney World. I was amazed. The waste from the fish helps the plants and the growth of the plants helps the fish? What an amazing way to farm! When I got home from my trip, I immediately took up gardening and wanted to be as scientific as possible about it. The effects of that learning opportunity changed my life.

Biology: ecosystems, symbiosis- an aquaponics tank shows all of these topics and more in action in an irresistibly engaging way.

This is the most scientific class pet you could possibly get! I want my students to be as fired up as I am about how organisms on Earth live and thrive harmoniously.

Mrs. Schenkelberg
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Back to the Roots Water Garden Fish Tank, Premium • Amazon Business $95.10 1 $95.10
TR318 Brand Pebble Gravel for Fish Turtle Tank Landscape bottom decoration Colorful opal glass Sand stone rocks glass ornament for Fantastic Garden or Yard (colorful) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Aqueon 06051 Betta Food, 0.95-Ounce • Amazon Business $2.29 1 $2.29

Materials cost

$109.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $6.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$147.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.04

Total project goal

$173.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $173.62

8 Donors

-$167.71

Donations toward project cost

-$147.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.91

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 $0.00

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