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Ms. Petersen from Des Moines IA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Environment and Our Community

Help me give my students the ability to explore the environment and collect data on the environment around them in their community.

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Our students are excited to explore the environment and community around them using a drone. The students are eager to get outside and explore things that affect the environment such as pollution, water scarcity, chemical damage, and human-impacted destruction.

With the drone, the students will be able to survey the land that surrounds our school and community and access its needs in order to help the environment.

With the tents the students will have a base to go back to to survey data and problem solve. The tents will also serve as a place for students to collect and store samples from the environment.

This project allows students to work together outside to solve problems and learn how to better make an impact about the environment in their our community.

Ms. Petersen
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Snaptain - E20 FPV Drone with 2.7K Camera and Remote Controller - Gray • Best Buy Education $149.99 1 $149.99
Stalwart 80-14-B 10x10 Pop-Up Outdoor Canopy Shade, Blue Shade-10x10 Water-Resistant Party Tent with Instant Setup and Portable Carry Bag for Storage or Transport, 120x120 • Amazon Business $83.99 1 $83.99
Pop-Up Outdoor Canopy Shade - 10x10 Water-Resistant Party Tent with Instant Setup and Portable Carrying Bag for Storage or Transport by Stalwart (Red) • Amazon Business $83.64 1 $83.64

Materials cost

$317.62

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$374.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.02

Total project goal

$440.16

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