Growing in Science: Helping English Language Learners Improve Mental Health
Help me give my students Germination Domes so we can germinate seeds in class while learning about plant propagation, plant care, Energy Production and sustainability.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cronin's classroom raised $491
This project is fully funded
My Project
Help me give my students Germination Domes, as well a humidifier, so that we can grow fruits and vegetables from our English Language Learner home-countries, while learning about plant care, sustainability, and mental health improvement in physics class.
I am seeking funding to finance 2 Germination Domes and a humidifer that will be used as part of Energy and Energy Production in a high school Physics class to grow fruits and vegetables from around the world.
We are going to use the propagation domes and a humidifier to grow native plants from the students' home countries while learning about solar energy.
The propagation domes are vital and will help us get seeds started so that we can help them develop into strong, healthy, hearty, plants. Living in Minnesota, it becomes quite difficult, even in an environmentally controlled classroom, to propagate seeds and other clones from plants.
The propagation domes will help us to be much more successful during our initial growing phase.
We are learning about plants in a physics class during our Energy Production Unit. We have a large English Language Learner population at Edison High School. Students have expressed their longing for their home country. It is my hope that we can bring some of their home country into the classroom to make them feel more comfortable and excited to learn. We are trying to improve their mental health.
This is going to help build student confidence and happiness. Having a project where students get to enjoy the "fruits of their labor" is an incredibly fulfilling feeling. Students glow with excitement as they pick vegetables from our community garden. Having a garden inside the classroom will allow us to bring that excitement inside, year-round.
More than 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
AC Infinity Germination Dome Kit, Black, Indoor Gardening, Seed Starting, Cloning Plants
• Amazon Business
$99.00
2
$198.00
AC Infinity CLOUDFORGE T7, Plant Humidifier 15L with VPD Humidity Controls, 10-Level Precision Vaporizer, Extendable Hose, Targeting Pipe, and No-Leak Seal for Grow Tents
• Amazon Business
$157.41
1
$157.41
VIVOSUN 1 Pack 45 Gallon Grow Bag, Fabric Pot with Handles for Vegtables and Plants
• Amazon Business
$13.00
2
$26.00
Materials cost
$381.41
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.72
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$417.13
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$73.61
Total project goal
$490.74
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$490.74
1 Donor
-$245.36
Donations toward project cost
-$208.56
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$36.80
match offer
-$245.38
Match offer toward project cost
-$208.57
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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