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Ms. Harkins from Phippsburg, ME is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Harkins's classroom raised $215

For The Birds!!!

My students need 20 owl pellets to dissect.

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Ms. Harkins Phippsburg Elementary School
Phippsburg, ME Grades PreK-2

New science units have been assigned to our second grades but we don't have the materials needed! As the result of state mandated consolidation, our district has recently joined with another. In the subsequent curriculum review, it was decided Birds in Our Community would be a second grade unit, for which I have no supporting materials.

This newly assigned unit needs to be taught for the first time in the fall, 2009. Although grade level teachers have started to collaborate on designing the unit, we are "on our own" to gather supplies.

Dissecting owl pellets will provide students with a hands on opportunity to learn how living things are interdependent, which is one of the Maine state learning outcomes for this grade level.

Years ago, I observed primary students as they dissected pellets and then matched bones and hair to diagrams to determine what the owl had had for dinner! The excited engagement of every child could be summed up in seven year old Ruby's announcement, "I'm going to be a scientist when I grow up!" Funding my project will make it possible for my students to experience Ruby's joy of learning about birds in our community! Thank you for considering this most worthy project.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Half of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 10 donors
Ms. Harkins Phippsburg Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Phippsburg, ME View local requests

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

20 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
OWL PELLET DISSECTION MINI-KIT • Carolina Biological Supply Company $7.16 20 $143.20

Materials cost

$143.20

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.32

Sales tax

 $7.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$175.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.60

Total project goal

$214.43

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $214.43

10 Donors

-$214.43

Donations toward project cost

-$176.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.43

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