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Mr. Cross from Baltimore, MD is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Biology Class Comes Alive!

My students need hands-on ecological science supplies with living organisms, a soil test kit and a terrarium system to see the process of biology at work!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Cross's classroom raised $348

This project is fully funded

My Students

Outdated lab tables, nonworking science facilities, and worksheet after worksheet have been "teaching" my students science for far too long! They haven't been properly exposed to the wonder that is nature, its complexities, and its beauty.

My ninth grade students hail from neighborhoods where there are no trees, only pavement, and brick building after brick building.

As a child I was blessed to find a large park full of trees and even a creek right across the street from my home, enabling me to explore what life I could find there. My students have no such luxury, but only malformed ideas about science. However, they have bright eyes and wonder strewn across their faces when given the opportunity to actually interact with science! They love kinesthetic activities and working with their hands, and they love being exposed to novel things. They are excitable when it comes to such novelty, and I want to excite them about the science we are learning. They attend a public school with few resources to spare on bringing science to life for them, and so my students are elated when they get the chance even to see science in action.

My Project

I have requested materials that my students will be able to use in our ecology unit. We are exploring the interactions and interdependence of all living things, and the materials I have requested do a great job of highlighting that. I have requested drosophila flies, so students can observe the rise and subsequent fall in a population as resources dwindle. I have also asked for a soil test kit, which will allow students to realize that soil is more than just dirt, and contains nutrients vital to the survival of all life. I've requested a bog terrarium set, which will cause students to be fascinated as they watch a Venus fly trap and pitcher plant in action, relieving our room of flies. I've also ordered a butterfly rearing system, which will allow students themselves to take part in the process of creating life and watching it flourish.

The title of my project is Biology Class Comes Alive.

It is an ironic, but telling title. My students are ready and willing to learn, and they deserve it. They only need the support and stimulus of being able to play. When my students realize that there is substance to science, something that they can put their hands on, that is when they take the most away from it. I want them to associate science with joyful, fun experiences, rather than work. Your donations will help tremendously. Thank you.

Mr. Cross Friendship Academy Science & Tech 338 Grades 9-12

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.

Baltimore, MD View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bog Terrarium • Carolina Biological Supply Company $25.65 1 $25.65
Carnivorous Bog Terrarium Plant Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.10 1 $35.10
Brassica Butterfly Rearing System • Carolina Biological Supply Company $41.56 1 $41.56
Minipond Ecosystem Kit, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $49.30 1 $49.30
Brassica Butterfly Eggs, 1 Strip, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.25 1 $13.25
Drosophila Culture Bottles, 240 mL, Pack of 24 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $34.15 1 $34.15
Drosophila, Eyeless • Carolina Biological Supply Company $6.60 1 $6.60
Rapitest Soil Test Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $19.90 1 $19.90

Materials cost

$225.51

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.55

Sales tax

 $13.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$294.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.05

Total project goal

$347.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $347.02

7 Donors

-$343.49

Donations toward project cost

-$294.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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