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Mrs. Konkle from New Castle DE is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Investigating Insects

Help me give my students live insects to observe during our reading unit on insects.

  • $177 goal

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My Project

Having actual insects in the classroom to observe during their life cycle will help my students better understand their structure and function. One of our reading units is on insects. Hands-on learning makes it easier to understand concepts like the amount of legs and body parts an insect has, as well as how they move, and the stages of metamorphosis that an insect goes through.

Learning about insects from a book when you are 7 is ok, but learning about insects when they are alive and moving around in habitats in the classroom would make my 2nd graders so much more interested and excited about science!

Additionally, the insects included in the kit: ladybugs, ants, painted lady butterflies, and praying mantises would also help my students make real-life connections.

Mrs. Konkle
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ants Amazing Bugs Kit (with live ants) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $36.00 1 $36.00
Ladybug Amazing Bugs Kit (with live ladybugs) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $31.50 1 $31.50
Painted Lady Butterfly Amazing Bugs Kit (with live caterpillars) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $31.50 1 $31.50
Butterfly Feeding Station Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $7.74 1 $7.74

Materials cost

$106.74

Vendor shipping charges

$11.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$150.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.52

Total project goal

$176.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$176.81

1 Donor

-$176.81

Donations toward project cost

-$150.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.52

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$0.00

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