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

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Butterfly Classroom Kit Core Memories

Help me give my students the core memory of growing butterflies in the classroom with the life cycle of a butterfly classroom kits!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Wiater's classroom raised $178

This project is fully funded

My Project

I want to give my third graders the same core memory I have from third grade! I remember being so excited when we grew our very own butterflies, now I want my students to be able to experience that excitement!

My class loves science and is just starting to learn about life cycles and I just know my students would love this hands on experience in learning about the butterfly life cycle.

I want to use the butterfly figures to introduce them to the cycle of life for a butterfly, then I want them to experience it through the butterfly kits. I want each student to have their own butterfly and be able to experience the magic of its life cycle.

Ms. Wiater Watson - Williams Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Utica, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Butterfly Garden with Two Live Cups of Caterpillars - Plus Butterfly Life Cycle Stages - Includes Both English and Spanish Butterfly STEM Activity Journals • Amazon Business $39.01 1 $39.01
Butterfly Garden: Original Habitat and Two Live Cups of Caterpillars with STEM Butterfly Journal – Life Science & STEM Education – Butterfly Science Kit - Plus Butterfly Life Cycle Stages Figurines • Amazon Business $37.98 1 $37.98
Learning Resources Butterfly Life Cycle, 9 Write and Wipe Pieces, Classroom Accessories, Teaching Aids, Ages 5+ • Amazon Business $17.90 1 $17.90
UANDME 4pcs Butterfly Life Cycle Kit Lifestyle Stages of Monarch Butterfly Teaching Tools for Kids, Students • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Teaching Tree Educational Spinner - The Life Cycle of a Butterfly • Amazon Business $6.37 1 $6.37

Materials cost

$110.85

Vendor shipping charges

$7.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$150.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.55

Total project goal

$177.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$177.01

1 Donor

-$118.01

Donations toward project cost

-$100.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.70

match offer

-$59.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$50.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.85

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$0.00

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