Brilliance of Orchids: Restoration and Conservation
Help me give my students the proper supplies, including shears, snips, and transplanting materials, that they need to engage in hands-on botanical experiments.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ellis's classroom raised $502
This project is fully funded
My Students
I work with an incredible group of high schoolers whose focus is on building their knowledge of marine ecosystems, the environment, sustainability, and conservation. Across the curriculum, students engage in thoughtful conversations about their impact in the world. They also engage in research that seeks to better understand that impact.
Our students love hands-on and relevant opportunities for them to hypothesize and experiment on how they can modify or even reverse the negative human impacts on their local marine and land ecosystems.
Our school endeavors to provide this to them.
Many of our students seek to take these experiences and channel them into degrees and professions that continue this marked impact in the world. Most of our students desire to be biologists, doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, activists, and educators who research, work, and efforts make a lasting change that benefits the world and its human inhabitants.
My Project
When people think of orchids, what comes to mind are exceptionally beautiful, showy inflorescence (group of flowers) that brightens up the corner table in a room. The fact is that the vast majority of orchids in the United States are hybridize, cultivated specimens - bred to be rich in color, strong in smell, and full in flower. Because of their popularity, wild orchids have been ripped from their trees and from their ground and placed in private collections. This has happened to such a degree that wild, native orchids have largely disappeared from their natural habitats.
This project endeavors to teach my students, not only about the biology and morphology of orchids, but also the history, and ethnobotanical uses of orchids.
Students will use these materials to assist them in reintroducing native orchids back into their natural habitats. Students will participate in trainings, outplantings, maintenance, research, and data collection. The goal is to encourage the survival of these reintroduced orchids by collaborating and sharing researched best practices and find methods that will ensure the success of all reintroduced native orchids species.
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
Fiskars 399230-1001 Micro-Tip Pruning Shears, Orange/Black
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Jinamart Stackable Refrigerator Pantry Organizers with Handles, Large Fridge Bins for Freezers Kitchen Countertops Cabinets Food, BPA Free Clear Plastic Storage Racks, (14.7" Long, 8.5" W), [Set of 4]
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Liquid Nails LN700 4-Ounce (2 Pack) Small Projects and Repairs Adhesive
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SunGrow 5 oz. Coconut Fiber, Comfortable Bedding for Small Birds and Animals, Nest Lining Material, Great for Nest Building and Hideouts
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Shintop 328 Feet Natural Jute Twine Best Industrial Packing Materials Heavy Duty Natural Jute Twine for Arts and Crafts and Gardening Applications (328 Feet Twine)
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Miracle-Gro Water Soluble Orchid Food, Plant Fertilizer, 8 oz.
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$5.08
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Materials cost
$390.68
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.86
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$426.54
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$75.27
Total project goal
$501.81
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$501.81
1 Donor
-$250.89
Donations toward project cost
-$213.26
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$37.63
match offer
-$250.90
Match offer toward project cost
-$213.26
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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