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Mr. Smith from Elba AL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Internal Investigation

Help me give my students a variety of specimen for them to dissect.

  • $410 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

I teach Life Science, Physical Science, and Biology at our high school in Alabama. We have some great students here who are eager to learn and change the world. Most of our students are from the inner city and come from single parent homes. We have an obligation to serve all of our students with the best possible experiences we can provide, but sometimes we need a little help.

Our students really benefit from the hands-on science skills we try to provide to reinforce skills taught in the classroom.

Using hands-on lab tools is very important for the students to stay in touch and be prepared for today's challenges.

My Project

In the last 4 weeks of school we study the different phylum in the Animal Kingdom starting at least complex and going to most complex. We need squid, grasshoppers, crayfish, perch, and frogs to dissect when we study these sections. It is important to study the internal anatomy of each group to see the differences and how they grow in complexity from one to the other. Examining the internal and external anatomy of these different specimen teaches the students why the different animals are able to live and thrive in such different environments. There is no better way to study this than hands on dissections and what makes these items so important to the students' progress.

Mr. Smith
Grades 9-12
  • Elba High School
  • Elba, AL
    • Nearly all students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 150 students.

    10 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Formalin Frog, 5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.91 15 $133.65
Formalin Squid, Up to 8 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.06 20 $61.20
Formalin Perch, 5 to 7 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $1.93 20 $38.60
Carolinas Perfect Solution Crayfish, 3 to 4 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.00 2 $18.00
Carolinas Perfect Solution Grasshoppers, Plain, Jar of 25 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.17 1 $14.17

Materials cost

$265.62

Vendor shipping charges

 $26.56

Sales tax

 $21.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$347.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.38

Total project goal

$409.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $409.19

8 Donors

-$308.89

Donations toward project cost

-$277.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.63

Matching donations from our partners

-$83.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$70.55

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.30

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 $0.00

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