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

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Mrs. Vecchioni's classroom raised $3,820

Art Is Science Made Clear...

Help me give my students ART that LIGHTS-UP SCIENCE--- experiments, stewardship and making. This includes aquariums, science kits, a dry erase board, and more.

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Mrs. Vecchioni Thomas J Waters Elementary School
Chicago, IL Grades 3-5

My Project

To quote Jean Cocteau... shared almost 100 years ago... Art and science were naturally connected then, as now...

Our art lab asks for live garden and water habitats to observe closely, practice 3D sculpture, build electrical circuits, and showcase environmental justice visual art installations.

Clay light sculptures will use modern and ancient art forms of the Americas to honor our harvest season, Dia de los Muertos and other North American Indigenous celebrations.

We will learn close observational drawing, painting and printmaking---- using Marta Minjuin's ultra-eclectic South American style as inspiration.

700 students impacted 51 donors
Mrs. Vecchioni Thomas J Waters Elementary School Grades 3-5 Chicago, IL View local requests 700 students impacted 51donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Marine Aquarium Kit Basic 20 gal without Animals • Carolina Biological Supply Company $306.76 2 $613.52
River Tank Complete Ecosystem • Carolina Biological Supply Company $350.91 1 $350.91
Living Rock Community Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $144.00 2 $288.00
Squishy Circuits Group Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $282.60 1 $282.60
Luxor Double Sided Magnetic Dry-Erase Whiteboard Aluminum Frame 30 x 40 (MB3040WW) • Staples $205.55 1 $205.55
Inquiries in Science: Behaving Like Animals Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $183.74 1 $183.74
Naturalistic Terrarium (12" W x 12" D x 18" H") • Carolina Biological Supply Company $110.66 1 $110.66
Lakeshore Sea Life Science Viewer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 5 $109.95
Tulip© 3-D Paint Starter Set - Puffy • Nasco $12.00 9 $108.00
Invertebrate Survey Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $88.65 1 $88.65
5 Gallon Aquarium with LED Lighting and Power Filter • Kaplan Early Learning Company $80.96 1 $80.96
Squishy Circuits© Insulating Dough • Nasco $6.00 10 $60.00
Mod Podge© - Gloss - Gallon • Nasco $41.85 1 $41.85
Marine Hermit Crab Living Pack of 5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $40.50 1 $40.50
Ants Living Unit of 100-200 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $38.61 1 $38.61
Paste-On Jumbo Wiggly Eye Assortment - Pkg. of 100 • Nasco $19.15 2 $38.30
Pencil Urchin Living Pack of 5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $37.80 1 $37.80
Squishy Circuits White LED Pack of 5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.74 10 $37.40
Arrow Crab Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $21.78 1 $21.78
Small Algae-Eating Hermit Crabs Pack of 5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $21.10 1 $21.10
Fiddler Crab Living Pack of 3 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $20.20 1 $20.20
Squishy Circuits© Dough Kit • Nasco $20.00 1 $20.00
Ant Farm Kit Giant Living Replacement Ants • Carolina Biological Supply Company $18.90 1 $18.90
Squishy Circuits Lite Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $17.10 1 $17.10
Underwater Banana Plant Living Pack of 3 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.60 1 $12.60
Elodea (Egeria densa) Living Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $10.80 1 $10.80
Ludwigia Living Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $10.40 1 $10.40
En el acuario (At the Aquarium) (Spanish Version) • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Duck� Brand .75 in. x 50 ft. x 7 mil. Professional Electrical Tape, Black, 3 pk (299004) • Quill.com $6.89 1 $6.89
�Locos por insectos y ara�as! (Going Buggy) • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Incredible Bugs • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Beadalon Artistic Wire Aluminum Craft Wire - Silver, Twisted, 20 Gauge, 9 ft • Blick Art Materials $5.18 1 $5.18
Net Collecting Fine Mesh • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.72 1 $4.72
Richeson Wire Clay Cutter - 18" • Blick Art Materials $2.33 2 $4.66
Essentials By Leisure Arts Chenille Stems - Assorted Colors, 12", Package of 100 • Blick Art Materials $3.29 1 $3.29

Materials cost

$2,915.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $256.77

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$43.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$3,246.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$572.87

Total project goal

$3,819.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $3,819.14

45 Donors

-$3,100.77

Donations toward project cost

-$2,659.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$440.86

Matching donations from our partners

-$689.84

Match offers toward project cost

-$586.36

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.48

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.54

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