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Mrs. Ekstrum from Kimball SD is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Hands-on Life Science With Starfish & Eyes!

Help me give my students hands-on life science experiences through starfish & eyes!

  • $452 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My middle school students come from a rural area in South Dakota. We live in a small close-knit farming and ranching community. We have a very small science department, and many students have had limited science exposure when they come to my classroom.

I have diverse learning needs throughout my classroom, but all of my students are eager, enthusiastic, and innovative despite our low socioeconomic and Title I status.

They enjoy collaborative, hands-on projects, and working together to accomplish a goal.

My Project

Starfish live in saltwater all over the world. They are important to the ecosystem in many ways. In this hands-on project, students will learn about life science through dissection. Students will explore the parts of starfish and eyeballs.

At the end of the dissection, students will document all the parts of a starfish and eyeball.

Students will explore the job fields relating to this activity such as marine biology and veterinary science. This activity will be an engaging and hands-on opportunity the students will not forget.

Thank you for your generous contributions to my classroom! Your support means so much.

Mrs. Ekstrum
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Eye Dissection Student Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.60 13 $163.80
Carolinas Young Scientist Starfish Dissection Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $10.12 13 $131.56

Materials cost

$295.36

Vendor shipping charges

$37.94

Sales tax

$16.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$383.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.76

Total project goal

$451.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$451.73

5 Donors

-$224.98

Donations toward project cost

-$192.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.25

match offer

-$224.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$191.24

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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$0.00

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