Help me give my students an ecology classroom library and mascots to celebrate while we learn how human actions impact their ecosystems.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ward's classroom raised $595
This project is fully funded
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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
My students are inner-city students. The school has an eighty percent poverty rate. The students that will directly benefit from this project are enrolled in my ninth-grade biology course.
Many of my students never leave the city limits of our district.
I teach my course by introducing students to global issues. It is my goal to develop students into global citizens and show them how they can apply the skills and concepts they are learning to make the world a better place.
My Project
Please help my students develop their reading skills by expanding our classroom library. This year I have implemented a weekly reading session, where students get to read a book of their choice based in ecological science. My goal is to develop a classroom library at a wide range of reading levels and including many topics that we will explore together throughout the school year.
There are so many amazing stories that take place everyday in the world, please help my students read about them.
All the requested texts are nonfiction and are based on environmental issues, human actions being implemented to combat these issues and other ecological topics.
I am also requesting a set of classroom mascots. Each of our ecology units throughout the school year focuses on a different biome. During our investigations of human impacts on these ecosystems we focus on a specific species of animal found there. I have requested a stuffed animal of each of the species we study.
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
Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life
• Amazon Business
$15.39
1
$15.39
The Buffalo Are Back
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Earth's Incredible Oceans
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, And Dying In The National Parks
• Amazon Business
$14.49
1
$14.49
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Ice Walker: A Polar Bear's Journey through the Fragile Arctic
• Amazon Business
$13.89
1
$13.89
The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills (Natural Navigation)
• Amazon Business
$13.82
1
$13.82
Our World Out of Balance: Understanding Climate Change and What We Can Do
• Amazon Business
$13.69
1
$13.69
The Ecology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
• Amazon Business
$13.34
1
$13.34
Fire!: The Renewal of a Forest (Information Storybooks)
• Amazon Business
$12.95
1
$12.95
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Volcanoes - Why Do They Happen?
• Amazon Business
$9.42
1
$9.42
Secrets of the National Parks: Weird and Wonderful Facts About America's Natural Wonders
• Amazon Business
$8.95
1
$8.95
Can You Save an Endangered Species? (You Choose Books)
• Amazon Business
$6.95
1
$6.95
Can You Protect the Coral Reefs? (You Choose Books)
• Amazon Business
$6.95
1
$6.95
Can You Save a Tropical Rain Forest? (You Choose Books)
• Amazon Business
$6.95
1
$6.95
Materials cost
$468.21
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.02
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$505.23
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$89.16
Total project goal
$594.39
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$594.39
2 Donors
-$280.54
Donations toward project cost
-$252.99
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$27.55
match offer
-$296.75
Match offer toward project cost
-$252.24
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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