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Ms. Dixon from Kingston NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bring Butterflies to the Classroom!

Help me give my students a butterfly habitat to learn about life cycles as part of our ecosystems unit. Life cycles are part of our curriculum and a butterfly habitat will bring the science to life.

  • 3 donors
  • $202 goal

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My Project

Each year my students learn about ecosystems and we do a two week Science unit about pond life. This year our unit was cut short by days off and testing. In order to best meet the needs of my students, I am requesting a butterfly habitat for the students to watch and explore. This will culminate with end of the year Science fun we have as we learn about ecosystems and animal habitats. My hope is to bring science to life with watching the life cycle of the butterfly, as it transforms.

Ms. Dixon
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Butterflies in the Classroom Kit (with live caterpillars) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $73.71 1 $73.71
The Amazing Life Cycle of Butterflies (Look and Wonder) • Amazon Business $12.91 2 $25.82
Insect Lore Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle Stages, Set of 4 - Elementary - Kids • School Specialty $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$108.52

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.85

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$171.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.18

Total project goal

$201.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $201.18

2 Donors

-$98.82

Donations toward project cost

-$87.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.82

match offer

-$98.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$84.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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 $0.00

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