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Ms. Fong from Oxnard, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creative Life Science and Art Minds Need Plant Press

Help me give my students plant presses to explore their creative side when studying local flora and botany.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Fong's classroom raised $996

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

I teach at a Title I school. Many students get free or reduced-price lunch. The majority of students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds and may only get the two meals a day they receive at the high school. The majority are also English Language Learners. My students are filled with personality and many have experienced hardship no sixteen-year-old should have experienced. Unfortunately, my students can barely bring in the basics they need to be a prepared learner in class (paper, pencil). But what they do bring is enthusiasm, positive attitude, and imagination. Our campus has a strong sense of community; we really are a family. We even have a supper program where students can eat dinner after school for free.

My Project

This upcoming school year I am going to introduce my students to the IF/THEN Collection so they can see how heroes, like Dr. Luz Claudio, are taking the initiative to take care of our planet with sustainability and conservation. She was inspired at a young age by the natural world, which led her to follow her dreams of blending what she loves with her STEM career path as an environmental scientist. She explains that her love for the environment came from when she grew up in Puerto Rico and her grandmother would show her plants that were safe to eat and which ones had medicinal benefits. My students are mostly from Latino backgrounds and it is important for them to see heroes that look like them.

The students in my class will go on hikes to collect leaves, flowers, and grasses to make a collection of herbarium plant mounts so they can study the developing stages of local plants in our community.

They will need plant presses, glue, tape, wax paper, herbarium paper, and mesh bags for plant specimen collecting. Students will build their own collection of plants to use as their own personal field guide so they can see the different life stages of plants during the changing seasons. Students will learn about specimen collection and plant identification. Herbarium collections can provide information about ecosystem health, agriculture, and invasive species. Herbarium collections are widely used in environmental research, museums, and universities.

This project has cross curricular learning opportunities for art because scientific illustration blends both content and creativity. The plant presses can be used in both science classes and for our art department. My students can also collect plant specimens on campus and in their own neighborhoods.

Help me inspire future botanists, environmental scientists, and scientific illustrators!

Ms. Fong Rio Mesa High School Grades 9-12

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oxnard, CA View local requests

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

175 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Professional Plant Press with Driers and Ventilators • Carolina Biological Supply Company $162.00 3 $486.00
Herbarium Mounting Paper, Pack of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $28.80 2 $57.60
Sooez Plastic Mesh Zip File Document Folders, 20 Pack Letter Size A4 Size Zipper Document Pouch Waterproof Document Bag with Label Pocket & Zipper for School Office Home Travel Storage, Assorted Color • Amazon Business $19.97 2 $39.94
S&S Worldwide AC1027 Refillable Glue Bottle and Brush (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $12.02 2 $24.04
Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive, Archival Quality Acid-Free PVA Buffered Adhesive Dries Clear Flexible, 1 Quart, Ideal for Paper Board Framing Collage Crafts Bookbinding • Amazon Business $20.30 1 $20.30
[500 Pack] Interfolded Food and Deli Dry Wrap Wax Paper Sheets with Dispenser Box, 15 X 10.75 Inch • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
UPINS 30 Pcs Flat Paint Brushes,Small Brush Bulk for Detail Painting • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Scotch Super-Hold Tape, 3/4 in x 800 in, 3 Rolls, 1 in Core (700S3) • Amazon Business $5.97 1 $5.97

Materials cost

$665.78

Vendor shipping charges

 $79.17

Sales tax

 $60.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$845.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.27

Total project goal

$995.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $995.13

6 Donors

-$497.55

Donations toward project cost

-$422.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.62

match offer

-$497.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$422.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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