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Ms. Porter from Nashville, TN is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Gardening & Coding in Science

My students need a new Ollie Sphero robot, Aerogarden machines, and seeds for a STEM led garden.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Porter's classroom raised $1,217

This project is fully funded

My Students

Science should be fun and science should be challenging. Science must be taught in such a way that students from a lifelong love of the subject matter, and, hopefully, pursue a career in the science field. I teach seventh-grade science at a magnet middle school in a downtown urban area. I have 103 diverse learners who are taught using a hands-on, inquiry-based science curriculum.

My students are diverse.

Our school has many nationalities represented. My students are high achieving and from various different economic backgrounds. Our school is considered a school of need according to the number of students who qualify financially for free lunch programs.

Some students come to school hungry and are not truly concerned with what we have to teach them because they are overwhelmed by the thoughts of where their next meal may come from. Other students question if we actually have something to teach them that will truly make a difference in their lives. Still, others wonder if learning can truly be fun.

My Project

My students would often complain about the lack of fresh fruits and vegetables available at their local grocery stores. Living in a food desert, the fresh produce options are limited. My students wanted an opportunity to put science into work. We learn about flower reproduction and photosynthesis each year. Through this project, my students will address the lack of fresh produce while learning about science. With the requested 2 new Miracle-Gro Ultra and Bounty Aerogarden machines and seeds, we will be ready to grow fruits and vegetables for the spring. We are also requesting 3 Aerogarden seed starter kits and Sun Blaster grow lights to grow vegetables inside the classroom in the early spring, and then transplant the plants outside into our school garden beds.

Coding is the new literacy - to thrive in tomorrow’s society, students must learn how to design, create, and express themselves with new technologies like robotics.

I am also requesting a new Ollie Sphero robot that will allow my students the opportunity to learn programming and coding. By putting these Sphero Robots into the hands of my scholars, we will impact the way they think in terms of coding. It will provide them with more hands-on activities to showcase their coding skills and to build their skills.

Ms. Porter Rose Park Magnet Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nashville, TN View local requests 150 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Great new LED Technology Miracle-Gro AeroGarden ULTRA LED with Gourmet Herb Seed Kit and Seed Starting System • Amazon Business $289.99 1 $289.99
AeroGarden Bounty Elite with Gourmet Herb Seed Pod Kit, Stainless • Amazon Business $272.97 1 $272.97
SunBlaster SL1600200 Grow Light Garden • Amazon Business $138.48 1 $138.48
Sphero Ollie Darkside App-Controlled Robot • Amazon Business $127.93 1 $127.93
AeroGrow 800295-0100 AeroGarden Seed Starting System for Bounty, Ultra & Extra Models • Amazon Business $29.95 3 $89.85
AeroGarden Great Greens Seed Pod Kit (For Farm/Farm Plus models) • Amazon Business $47.33 1 $47.33
Habanero Pepper Seed Collection (6 Individual Seed Packets) Non-GMO Seeds by Seed Needs • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
The Best Seller 100 seeds Genuine Fresh Rare Red "Carolina Reaper" Pepper Seeds (hot chilli ) Organic Vegetable. • Amazon Business $9.90 1 $9.90

Materials cost

$989.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,034.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$182.50

Total project goal

$1,216.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,216.64

7 Donors

-$900.46

Donations toward project cost

-$770.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$129.82

match offer

-$310.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$263.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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