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Mrs. Barton from Moroni, UT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Biologists need Specimens!

Help me give my students the ability to see different life cycles up close and personal and be able to compare and contrast plant and animal life cycles!

  • $998 goal

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My Students

Moroni Elementary is a dual immersion school. Our students speak two languages. They spend half the day speaking only Spanish. We are a Title One school in a rural area. We have the highest percentage of students in our district qualifying for low socio-economic status. Many of our students are migrant students. I love the diversity of our school.

My Project

These materials will be used for my students to experience life cycles in real life and not just in books. Being able to see them, touch them and experience them in real life is much more engaging than from just books. The animals can be treated humanely and I will have the specimens I need and not have to hope I can find them in nature. In past years, I have purchased these items myself and it has added up. I have not purchased them the last two years. Students will journal the growth and changes of butterflies and tadpoles daily. The PVC pipe and fittings will be used to make a plant grow lab. We will be able to use Brasica Rapa plants to see an entire plant life cycle. When we have our plant growth lab, there will be measuring and journaling as well. Students will learn words like cotyledons and chrysalis connecting to language arts and our dissecting of multisyllabic words.

Mrs. Barton
Grades 3-5
    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

    This project will reach 48 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK62661578T Tray HIPS, 4/5 in Ht, 11 4/5 in Wd, 16 1/10 in Lg • Grainger $27.45 8 $219.60
Deluxe Butterfly Habitat Complete Kit (with prepaid coupon) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $164.27 1 $164.27
SZHLUX Grow Light 4ft 140W (2×70W, 800W Equivalent) Super Bright Full Spectrum Sunlight Plant Light, LED Grow Light Strips, Grow Light Bulbs for Indoor Plants - 2 Pack • Amazon Business $53.11 2 $106.22
TK62661575T Pipe PVC, ChlorFIT, 2 in Nominal Pipe Size, 10 ft Overall Lg, Unthreaded, Schedule 40, White • Grainger $21.02 4 $84.08
Brassica rapa (Wisconsin Fast Plants), Petite Seed, Pack of 50 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.95 4 $55.80
TK62661577T Sanitary Street Tee Schedule 40, 2 in x 2 in x 2 in Pipe Size • Grainger $4.08 8 $32.64
Raise-A-Frog Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $29.16 1 $29.16
Pond Water, 5 gal • Carolina Biological Supply Company $22.68 1 $22.68
TK62661576T 90 Elbow 2 in x 2 in Fitting Pipe Size, Schedule 40, Female Socket x Female NPT, 280 psi, White • Grainger $2.36 8 $18.88
Tadpoles, Early Larval Stages, Living, Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.78 1 $16.78
Miracle-Gro Indoor Potting Mix, 16 qt. • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$761.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $45.24

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$847.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.60

Total project goal

$997.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $997.36

1 Donor

-$997.36

Donations toward project cost

-$847.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.60

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