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Ms. Black from Vallejo, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Habitat Investigators do Rapid Assessment

My students need: an immersion thermometer, a wind meter, a compass, a water quality survey kit, a soil thermometer, a screen sieves set, a soil test kit, 6 collecting nets, 2 collecting sets, 4 magnifiers, and 3 pairs of binoculars.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Black's classroom raised $572

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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.

Students have the opportunity to take on different roles(animal biologist, soil scientist,writer,artist,plant ecologist, etc.) and tap into their own style of learning in the great outdoors! I teach all subjects to grade 4 students. My class is a diverse group of races, cultures, personalities, and interests. Our school has a large English Language Learners population and is a high-need community as well. With our new science textbook adoption and the STAR testing in science for our grade 5 students, our district will be focusing more on science this year. (As they should!)

After attending several field science institutes this summer I was excited about the prospect of bringing my newfound knowledge and lessons to the classroom. What an opportunity for my students but oh, the dilemma! How can they do what field scientists do without the correct tools? My experience has shown me that students love to get outside and explore their world and what better way to motivate students than getting them away from the day-to-day four walls of a classroom and the pages of a textbook?!

Through Rapid Assessment activities my students will be collecting data in a variety of habitats by our school as well as ones we encounter on field trips throughout the school year. In order to be successful in collecting, observing, and recording our data, we need the tools in which to do it. Our new science materials do not include the tools we would need for field work. We need thermometers, a compass, binoculars, testing kits, and nets.

You will make it possible for my students to find the wonder in our world through careful observation. Students often don't experience the wonder of looking at a macroinvertebrate as it wiggles along under a hand lens or see a Great Blue Heron up close through binoculars as it sits atop a tree. Students will discover the health of a pond and the animals that depend on it for survival. My hope is that students will have a deeper appreciation for California's biodiversity and will in turn become stewards of their community's habitats and all habitats they encounter.

Ms. Black Dan Mini Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BINOCULARS, 10X25, WALTEX(R) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.15 2 $70.30
MAGNIFIER,10X,FOLDING,PL,DBL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.70 4 $18.80
GOING COLLECTING SET • Carolina Biological Supply Company $37.95 2 $75.90
COLLECTING NET • Carolina Biological Supply Company $23.75 2 $47.50
COLLECTING NET COARSE MESH • Carolina Biological Supply Company $2.71 2 $5.42
COLLECTING NET FINE MESH • Carolina Biological Supply Company $2.71 2 $5.42
SCREEN SIEVES SET 6,20,40,100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $34.15 1 $34.15
SOIL THERMOMETER • Carolina Biological Supply Company $18.05 1 $18.05
WATER QUALITY SURVEY KIT • Carolina Biological Supply Company $37.95 1 $37.95
COMPASS, FIELD • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.30 1 $12.30
WIND METER, HAND HELD • Carolina Biological Supply Company $20.43 1 $20.43
IMMERSION THERMOMETER, PK/5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.59 1 $12.59
TEST KIT,RAPITEST SOIL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $18.53 1 $18.53

Materials cost

$377.34

Vendor shipping charges

 $37.73

Sales tax

 $27.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$469.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.95

Total project goal

$571.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $571.95

6 Donors

-$551.76

Donations toward project cost

-$469.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.19

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