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Ms. Blackburn from Salisbury MD is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Building Our Science Classroom Zoo!

My students need freshwater fish and plants, newts, toads, lizards and pet care supplies for our growing classroom zoo.

  • $523 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach a group of very diverse students, but one thing in my classroom unites them: their love of our classroom pets! Currently we have a few tanks with creatures in them, but they are always asking for more. This project will help fulfill their classroom-zoo dreams!

I teach 8th grade science in a diverse, large, public middle school.

Some live on farms in the country while others live in the city, and a majority of them live in poverty. What all of my students have in common is that they LOVE science, especially animals! Their enthusiasm for finding things out and practicing science keeps me excited to go to work each and every day.

My Project

In my classroom, we currently have two tanks in our "zoo:" one with Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, the other with a fire-bellied newt and a fire-bellied toad. The students have requested that I request another animal to hold (the anoles). They also think that our fire-bellied newt and toad need "friends"--which is actually based in science because they do live in pairs or groups. We would also request fish and plants to fill a large 27-gallon aquarium that was donated to my classroom. In addition to the animals, we are requesting tank-care supplies so that they can be healthy for years to come. My students enjoy caring for, researching about, and holding our pets. They will not only be able to use them for various research projects, but these animals will help me build a culture of caring for our environment and for the natural world.

Your donations will improve the culture of my classroom by giving the students a few more "shared" pets for our zoo.

Your donations will inspire my students to care about science and the natural world, and will give them living things to observe and ask questions about. If this project is funded, my students will love coming to class each day even more to check up on their new friends. My students and I appreciate your support! Thank you so much!

Ms. Blackburn
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Aquarium Animal and Plant Combination Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $54.22 1 $54.22
Aquarium Hood, Full, LED, for 20- or 55-gal Tank • Carolina Biological Supply Company $53.95 1 $53.95
Fire-Bellied Toad, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.82 2 $25.64
Anolis carolinensis, Living, Mature, Unsexed, Pack of 3 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $17.95 3 $53.85
SuperClean Power Aquarium Filter • Carolina Biological Supply Company $27.85 1 $27.85
Whisper 20 UL Aquarium Air Pump • Carolina Biological Supply Company $23.35 1 $23.35
Crystal Bio-Chem Zorb 20 Replacement Cartridge • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.95 2 $17.90
Oxygen Stones, Pack of 6 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.65 1 $16.65
Newt, Living, Pack of 3 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.15 1 $16.15
5-in-1 Aquarium Test Strips • Carolina Biological Supply Company $15.75 1 $15.75
Guppies, Living, Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.47 1 $11.47
Magnetic Aquarium Cleaner • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.47 1 $11.47
AquaSafe Water Conditioner, 500 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.95 1 $8.95
Safe & Easy Aquarium Cleaner • Carolina Biological Supply Company $7.15 1 $7.15
Stress Coat Water Conditioner • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.62 1 $5.62
Thermometer, Floating • Carolina Biological Supply Company $2.65 1 $2.65

Materials cost

$352.62

Vendor shipping charges

$35.26

Sales tax

$21.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$444.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.41

Total project goal

$522.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$522.74

6 Donors

-$407.74

Donations toward project cost

-$346.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.16

match offer

-$115.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$97.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.25

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$0.00

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