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Ms. Zapata from Fort Lauderdale FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Headstart Garden

Help me give my students a class garden to learn about nutrition and life cycles.

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My Project

Our class will be starting a class garden to learn about nutrition and healthy eating habits. We will learn about plant life cycles, insects and measurement. We will use the raised beds to grow our own vegetables, fruits, and herbs. We will use the coconut soil to compare with regular potting soil. We will measure the plants growth in each raised bed and document the growth. We will also have one of the raised beds to start a butterfly garden to learn about the life cycle of butterflies and other insects. We will use our science journals to document our experiences in our garden.

Ms. Zapata
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Minute Soil - Compressed Coco Coir Fiber Grow Medium - 1 Block = 15 Gallons of Potting Soil (Approx Wheelbarrow Full) - Gardening, Flowers, Herbs, Microgreens - Add Water - Peat Free - OMRI Organic • Amazon Business $31.41 6 $188.46
8x4x1FT Metal Raised Garden Bed with Greenhouse 2 Large Zipper Windows Dual Use,Galvanized Steel Raised Garden Bed for Gardening Vegetables Fruit ,20pcs T-Types Tags & 1 Pair of Gloves,Brown • Amazon Business $84.54 2 $169.08
DTIG Galvanized Raised Garden Bed for Vegetables Flowers Herbs, Metal Raised Garden Bed Kit with Trellis, Plant Labels, Plant Ties, Brown 6×3×1FT 2PCS • Amazon Business $107.99 1 $107.99

Materials cost

$465.53

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$502.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.68

Total project goal

$591.19

How we calculate what's needed

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 $591.19

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