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Mrs. Curtis from San Diego CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

My students need potting soil, seeds, and containers, and an aquarium habitat to bring our spring science standards to life!

  • $203 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are an inquisitive and bright group of first graders. They are eager to learn and be at school each day. They love to read and sing, and their eyes sparkle when presented with a new challenge or learning surprise!

My students are a diverse group of learners and have different strengths and needs.

One thing they all have in common is that they enjoy being a part of the school community and are so determined to keep learning and growing!

My Project

This spring my students will dive into the enriching and challenging Next Generation Science Standards. They will be asked to closely study plant and animal growth, and compare and contrast young and adult plants and animals.

We need seeds and small pots in order to plant and document the different growth stages of flowers and vegetables.

We also need an aquarium, to which I will add live fish and snails, to create a real habitat in our classroom. We will take notes and make scientific drawings and inquiries about what might, or is, happening in this tiny habitat before our eyes.

Mrs. Curtis
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
AQUATERRIUM PLANTING TANK • Frey Scientific $93.23 1 $93.23
SOIL POTTING 4 L • Frey Scientific $4.49 2 $8.98
FLOWER POTS PLASTIC 2.25'' SQ PKG/30 • Frey Scientific $6.29 1 $6.29
POTS PEAT PKG/60 • Frey Scientific $5.39 1 $5.39
SEED RADISH - 5.3G - APPROX 700/PACK • Frey Scientific $1.16 1 $1.16
SEED SUNFLOWER - 7.6G - APPROX 60/PACK • Frey Scientific $1.16 1 $1.16

Materials cost

$116.21

Vendor shipping charges

$13.95

Sales tax

$10.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$172.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.45

Total project goal

$202.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$202.98

1 Donor

-$101.49

Donations toward project cost

-$86.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.22

match offer

-$101.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$86.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.22

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$0.00

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