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Ms. B. from Marion NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Aquatic Habitats Hands-On Activity

The cost of the Aquatic Habitats Kit, Refill Pack, and Teacher's Guide from Carolina Biological Supply Company is $745, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

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I teach fifth grade math and science at a small school in Marion, NC where 58% of students receive free or reduced lunch. I am a first year teacher with lots of enthusiasm and love for teaching. My goal as a teacher is to provide my students with hands-on learning experiences which my students can relate to their everyday lives. As a first year teacher I have limited resources to work with, so planning hands-on science activities is not always easy. A resource that my students could greatly benefit from is a GEMS Kit for Aquatic Habitats. GEMS stands for Great Explorations in Math and Science. These science kits, provided by Carolina Biological Supply Company are a leading resource for innovative science and mathematics education. With this science kit my students would work in groups to set up a model of a living pond in the classroom. Then they would use hands-on activities to study the dynamic interaction of plants and animals in an ecosystem. This experience would make a significant and measurable impact on the students in my 5th grade classroom.

Ms. B.
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Aquatic Habitats Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $334.00 1 $334.00
Aquatic Habitats Refill Pack • Carolina Biological Supply Company $170.00 1 $170.00
Aquatic Habitats Teacher's Guide • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.00 1 $16.00

Materials cost

$520.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$640.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.63

Total project goal

$781.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$781.26

1 Donor

-$736.72

Donations toward project cost

-$641.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$95.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$44.99

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$0.00

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