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Mrs. Mierzwinski from Milwaukee WI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

K4 is Hatching

My students need a habitat and supplies for hatching chickens.

  • $172 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students attend a K3 through eighth grade school. It's a very culturally diverse school in the inner city of Milwaukee, WI. Our school has roughly 500 students.

Each child comes to school eager and ready to be challenged and learn on a regular basis.

Unfortunately, due to budgeting, we have lost funds, and it has taken a toll on our classroom materials and resources. Regardless of the money, the students themselves are worth every cent and all of our efforts!

My Project

Our classroom is in need of a habitat for our chickens. Every spring in our classroom we hatch eggs in a classroom incubator. I usually keep the baby chickens in my class sensory table, but every year we run into the same problem. After about a week the baby chickens grow so fast that they are bumping their heads on the top of the table. We are asking for the cage to place the baby chickens along with other supplies needed to keep them happy. Our students will need chick feed for the chicks, and heat lamps used to keep them warm until they are old enough to take back to the farm.

Mrs. Mierzwinski
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AmazonBasics Small Animal Habitat, Jumbo • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Red Heat Lamp 250 Watts BR40 5,000 Hours Long Life Light Bulb Industrial Grade, Red • Amazon Business $10.49 2 $20.98
Kaytee Chicken Starter Grower Crumble, 5 Pound • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Woods Clamp Lamp with 10 Inch Reflector And Bulb Guard (300 Watt Bulb, 6 Foot Cord) • Amazon Business $10.26 1 $10.26

Materials cost

$113.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$145.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.70

Total project goal

$171.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $171.33

2 Donors

-$171.33

Donations toward project cost

-$145.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.70

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 $0.00

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