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Ms. Luna from Los Angeles CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Community High School Garden: Biology in Practice!

Help me give my students what we need to construct our teaching garden and support a composting culture.

  • $966 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Our high school serves 1,800 students from all over LAUSD. Our students are a mixture of cultures, languages, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This year my 9th grade biology students are learning the value of composting, recycling, and organic agriculture to reduce waste that ends up in landfills; as well as helping members in our local community by donating to non-profit organizations food grown in our school garden.

During a time when global governments are trying to problem solve the detriments to our world from agricultural run-off, carbon emissions, increasing food prices due to climate change affecting food production, and homelessness due to loss of jobs due to the pandemic, biology students are learning to be more mindful of how we use urban land and how we support our local community.

With the support that you can provide us my students will grow herbs, vegetables, and fruits that will feed community members in need. We are grateful to all of you for your support in the process of learning, producing, and sharing that this project will allow students to experience.

My Project

This project serves many purposes and helps teach students the following:

1.

the biochemistry plants need to grow healthy, which includes cycling of matter and composition of nutrients in soil,

2. photosynthesis, as it supports carbon sequestering that helps reduce greenhouse gases,

3. the energy and macromolecules we consume for cell function,

4. reduction of carbon footprint through local food production,

5. supporting community needs through permaculture,

6. recycling of organic matter through composting,

7. and recapturing rainwater to reduce loss of water in an urban communities.

- This is an exciting opportunity for students to learn biology concepts hands-on.

Ms. Luna
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
AMERLIFE Raised Garden Bed 8x2 FT Wood Raised Garden Bed Kit Wooden Planting Bed Solid Wood for Vegetable Flower Herb Outdoor Lawn Yard Patio • Amazon Business $79.99 4 $319.96
VIVOSUN Tumbling Composter Dual Rotating Batch Compost Bin 43 Gallon Black • Amazon Business $86.99 1 $86.99
Compost Bin by GEOBIN - 216 Gallon, Expandable, Easy Assembly • Amazon Business $37.00 2 $74.00
Flexzilla HFZG550YW Garden Lead-In Hose 5/8 In. x 50 ft, Heavy Duty, Lightweight, Drinking Water Safe • Amazon Business $34.00 2 $68.00
Rubbermaid Commercial Products 1926827 BRUTE Heavy-Duty Round Trash/Garbage Can, 10-Gallon, Black • Amazon Business $21.97 2 $43.94
FOTMISHU 4ft 3-Pack Plant Cages Tomato Garden Cages Stakes Vegetable Trellis, Assembled w/ 4Pcs A-Clips Fork, for Vertical Climbing Plants,Vegetables, Flowers, Fruits, Vine (4-Feet 3PACK) • Amazon Business $19.39 2 $38.78
Buyplus Adjustable Garden Leaf Rake - 24 to 63 Inch Telescopic Metal Rake, Expandable Folding Leaves Rake for Lawn Yard, Flowers Beds and Roof • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
Almadirect Garden Hose Nozzle - Water Hose Nozzle - Garden Hose Sprayer - Hose Nozzle Sprayer - Adjustable 10 patterns Thumb Control Hose Nozzle Best for Outdoor Watering, Gardening and Cleaning • Amazon Business $13.97 2 $27.94
REOTEMP Backyard Compost Thermometer - with PDF Composting Guide (Fahrenheit) (20 Inch Stem) • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99

Materials cost

$714.59

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$65.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$820.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.83

Total project goal

$965.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$965.52

6 Donors

-$514.15

Donations toward project cost

-$468.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.01

match offer

-$414.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$352.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.21

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$36.60

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$0.00

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