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Exploring the Butterfly's Journey: Igniting Curiosity in Second Graders

Help me give my students an amazing STEM learning experience with our Insect Lore Butterfly Pavilion: Pavilion Habitat and Two Live Cups of Caterpillars with STEM Butterfly Journal – Life Science & STEM Education – Butterfly Kit.

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My Project

My students are incredibly creative and imaginative, often thinking outside the box and coming up with innovative solutions to problems. I strive to nurture and encourage their creativity in all aspects of their learning.

Overall, my students are a special group of individuals with unique talents, strengths, and potential, and I am committed to providing them with the support and opportunities they need to succeed.

In addition to the books, magnifying glasses, and butterfly workbooks, the butterfly kits I'm requesting will have a significant impact on my students' learning in several ways:

1. Hands-on Learning: Having these live butterfly kits in our classroom will provide a tangible, real-world experience for my students to observe the life cycle of butterflies up close. This hands-on approach fosters a deeper understanding of biology and ecology concepts compared to simply reading about them in textbooks.

2. Engagement and Interest: Students are naturally curious about living organisms, especially ones as fascinating as butterflies. By bringing these creatures into our classroom, it sparks their curiosity and engages them in learning in a way that traditional methods often struggle to achieve.

3. Cross-Curricular Connections: Studying butterflies will tie into various subjects such as science, math, language arts, and even art. Students will learn about the scientific process through observation and experimentation, practice measurement and data analysis skills, write about their observations, and create art inspired by the butterflies.

4. Appreciation for Nature: By witnessing the life cycle of butterflies firsthand, my students will develop a greater appreciation for the natural world around them. This can lead to increased environmental awareness and a sense of responsibility towards protecting and preserving nature.

Ms. Brown
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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Insect Lore Butterfly Pavilion: Pavilion Habitat and Two Live Cups of Caterpillars with STEM Butterfly Journal – Life Science & STEM Education – Butterfly Kit • Amazon Business $47.00 5 $235.00
Gail Gibbons' Monarch Butterfly Workbook (STEAM Power Workbooks) • Amazon Business $7.99 25 $199.75
The Amazing Life Cycle of Butterflies (Look and Wonder) • Amazon Business $13.40 10 $134.00
Xuhal 48 Pcs 10X Magnifying Glass Handheld Shatterproof Reading Magnifier for Seniors and Kids, 50mm Colored Magnifying Lens with Non Slip Rubber for Observation Exploration Science (Multicolor) • Amazon Business $58.79 1 $58.79

Materials cost

$627.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $43.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$710.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$125.34

Total project goal

$835.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $835.59

1 Donor

-$60.00

Donations toward project cost

-$51.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

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 $775.59

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