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Hands-on Learning for Ecosystems

Help me give my students hands-on learning experiences to enhance their understanding.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Johnson's classroom raised $526

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My Students

My school is located in an inner city of Connecticut. My students are from diverse backgrounds. We are a Title One school where all students receive free school lunch. Our students have a love of the arts and that's why they are here. They also have a natural curiosity of the world around them and that's why science is an important subject to them. I wish to give them as many hands-on experiences in my classroom because that's how students make sense of their world and all of the diversities that it offers.

My Project

These materials will make a difference in my students' learning by providing them with the unique ability to build an aquarium and a terrarium using plastic bottles and connecting them to create a freshwater pond ecosystem called an "ecocolumn."

Students will observe the relationships between plants and animals and their dependence on one another.

They will be able to observe how the living organisms of an ecosystem also depend on the nonliving parts, such as the plants needing water and sunlight in order to photosynthesize.

Students will also learn and discover the carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange between plants and animals; learn about the energy roles that the living organisms play in an ecosystem, such as producer, consumer, and decomposer and how each organism's role is vital to the survival of the ecocolumn.

Project tagged as

New Haven, CT
Grades 6-8
Engineering & Technology
Climate & The Environment
Lab Equipment
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Johnson Betsy Ross Arts & Design Academy 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.

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Nearly all 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

HBCU Alum 80 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus), Living, Adults, Pack of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $34.38 2 $68.76

Elodea canadensis, Living, Pack of 25 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $24.52 2 $49.04

Pond Snail, Living, Medium, Pack of 25 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $23.71 2 $47.42

Pill Bugs/Sow Bugs, Living, Species Vary, Pack 25 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $18.00 2 $36.00

Gambusia (Mosquito Fish), Living, Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $15.79 2 $31.58

Green Algae Mixture, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.04 2 $28.08

Potting Soil • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.07 2 $22.14

Duckweed, Living, Unit of 100-150 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.13 2 $18.26

STE46910 - Sparkling Star Mini Stickers Value Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.49 1 $8.49

Materials cost			$309.77
Vendor shipping charges			$102.51
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.65
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$446.93
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$78.87
Total project goal			$525.80
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$525.80
2 Donors			-$273.20
Donations toward project cost			-$235.97
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$37.23
match offer			-$248.19
Match offer toward project cost			-$210.96
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$37.23
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$4.41
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Hands-on Learning for Ecosystems

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