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Mr. Jonas from Naples, FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ecosystem Explorers

Help me give my students visualize complex science standards through real-life simulations, develop critical thinking and collaboration skills, and understand the real-world impact of climate and environmental change on organisms.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Jonas's classroom raised $592

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our project, Ecosystem Explorers, is designed to give students a deeper, hands-on understanding of how organisms interact within an ecosystem, how energy moves through trophic levels, and how environmental factors impact populations. We will use this project to meet key state science standards that emphasize relationships among producers, consumers, decomposers, and limiting factors in ecosystems.

The materials will help students construct food webs, model energy pyramids, analyze real-world ecosystems, and simulate ecological interactions such as predation, parasitism, and mutualism.

These activities will lead to rich classroom discussions and inquiry-based learning, helping students apply what they learn to real ecosystems around them. The project culminates in students designing and presenting their own “Ecosystem brochure,” integrating all concepts.

Mr. Jonas North Naples Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

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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

300 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Changing Ecosystems Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $65.70 3 $197.10
NewPath Learning Food Chains & Food Webs Learning Center Game, Grades 3 to 5 - Grades 3-5 - Kids • School Specialty $41.17 3 $123.51
Kids Plant Growing Kit, Kids Gardening Greenhouse Growing Kit with Drip Irrigation and Grow Lights, Science STEM Toys Terrarium Kit for Boys Girls 3 4 5 6 7 8 Year Old,Kids Flower Growing Kit • Amazon Business $35.99 3 $107.97

Materials cost

$428.58

Vendor shipping charges

$37.97

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$502.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.76

Total project goal

$591.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$591.74

1 Donor

-$176.48

Donations toward project cost

-$167.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.82

match offer

-$394.49

Match offer toward project cost

-$335.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.77

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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