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Mr. Graham's classroom raised $195

Freshwater Aquascape verse Saltwater Donor Reef

My students need tropical fish, ludwigia, azolla, and root plants to establish their own freshwater biosphere.

Mr. Graham Blackburn Alternative School - Accelere Program

Omaha, NE Grades 9-12

My Students

Ever want to show how life is connected to each other? All life forms have a niche or job to play in the ecosystem.

This program seeks to provide access to an accelerated degree format for students ages 17 - 20 to work toward a high school diploma.

Flexible time offerings allow students to choose the schedule which fits best for their schedule: mornings, afternoons, or evenings. Courses are offered in four hour blocks and each course session is three weeks in duration. Daily attendance is required, and attendance at any one of the available schedules is considered full-time enrollment. There are 15 course sessions in one year, including extended summer study.

My Project

With a freshwater aquarium tank the students will start a biosphere with animal and plant life. The tropical fish is a swordtail which will provide the plant organic food as bio-waste. The plants in the system will use the carbon dioxide from the fish to convert this into oxygen during photosynthesis. The students will learn various cycles of life such as the nitrogen cycle and a form of the water cycle. Since these fish thrive in an aquarium environment students can see various animal behaviors being displayed. The students also will compare the freshwater aquarium to the Donor's Reef saltwater reef tank that was started by Donor's Choose. A compare and contrast of these environments in a chemical data collection will also be done by the students during the year.

Last year I started to use Donor Choose for small student projects to expand learning in a more real life application.

Do to these projects 241 students gained credits which is 22% over the best year ever in our program. Through your gift the students with these activities make connections with real world applications. Some of these students then work on community projects as an extension to their learning. Changing students with low engagement to high with these mini activities.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

241 students impacted 3 donors

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Omaha, NE
Grades 9-12
Climate & The Environment
Engineering & Technology
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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Mr. Graham Blackburn Alternative School - Accelere Program Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Omaha, NE View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

241 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

TROPICAL FISH SET 12/SET PK • Frey Scientific $57.47 1 $57.47

LIVE MATERIAL CHARGE • Frey Scientific $22.00 1 $22.00

LUDWIGIA, 12/PK EA • Frey Scientific $13.46 1 $13.46

LMC, BOT ROOT PLANT-CERATOPHYLLUM PK/3 EA • Frey Scientific $11.34 1 $11.34

PLANT, AZOLLA • Frey Scientific $8.96 1 $8.96

Materials cost			$113.23
Vendor shipping charges			$13.59
Sales tax			$6.79
3rd party payment processing fee			$1.70
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$165.31
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$29.17
Total project goal			$194.48
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$194.48
1 Donor			-$97.50
Donations toward project cost			-$82.88
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$14.62
match offer			-$96.98
Match offer toward project cost			-$82.43
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$14.55
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$0.01
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Freshwater Aquascape verse Saltwater Donor Reef

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