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Mr. Reynoso from Salinas CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From Sea to Land, an Evolutionary Adventure.

My students need dogfish sharks and dissection mats for the comparative anatomy lessons in our evolution unit.

  • $611 goal

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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 primarily come from low income families. Many of my students have family members who work in the fields or they work in the fields themselves in their time off of school. I would like my students to be able to explore science with hands on activities.

Many of my students ask if we will ever be able to do a dissection and I would love to give them that opportunity.

Some students here at Alisal on the East Side of Salinas have never been to the ocean so I would love to try and plan a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium so they could see different marine life. If possible I would also like to get the materials to do a dissection of a shark or other marine animal to tie that into our comparative anatomy lessons in our evolution unit.

My Project

My students studying evolution and have learned about how fish have many structures similar to those in the human body.

This is a great opportunity for them to see the anatomy of a fish and make connections to how the human body evolved from organisms once living in the sea.

I would also love for my students to have the opportunity to see how sharks have cartilage rather than bones. By doing a hands on dissection of sharks the students will be able to learn the adaptations of animals necessary to survive in different environments. The students will also see how teeth of sharks and humans are different because they have a different diet.

Mr. Reynoso
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Formalin Dogfish Shark, 18 to 22 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.82 28 $358.96
Carolina Dogfish Dissection Mat • Carolina Biological Supply Company $6.66 7 $46.62

Materials cost

$405.58

Vendor shipping charges

 $40.56

Sales tax

 $37.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$519.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.65

Total project goal

$610.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $610.98

5 Donors

-$610.98

Donations toward project cost

-$519.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.65

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