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Ms. M.'s classroom raised $804

Let Me Sea!!!

My students need 5 copies of a Marine Biology textbook.

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Ms. M.
Grades 9-12

My students want to SEA! This is my first year teaching Biology in a Central Massachusetts school that is high in diversity and low in funding. Many of my students are taking Biology for a second time and it's obvious that they need a new, creative approach in order to get passionate about the science of life.

One day, I played a few clips from a Planet Earth DVD and MAGIC happened. I watched dozens of apathetic teenagers come to life, fascinated by the images of ocean life that they had never seen before. They asked questions, made comments, voiced opinions...demanded MORE! The problem is that my school has so few resources, and none oriented toward Marine Biology.

To keep my students motivated an challenged, I would like to spend the last two quarters of this school year teaching Biology with relation to marine life. Students will study using a Marine Biology textbooks, magazines, Internet resources, video clips and hands on projects. To begin our ocean focus, I need some Marine Biology textbooks for the classroom so they can see the photos in color and learn to utilize textbooks as a resource. Many of the students need to develop the ability to research and learn using books, a skill they must master to be successful in college.

Your donation will make it possible for my students to actively learn using an upper level textbook, to see color photographs and charts and to discover the world beneath the waves. Thank you!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

60 students impacted 12 donors
Ms. M. Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

60 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Marine Biology Peter Castro, Michael E. Huber • Barnes and Noble $116.60 5 $583.00

Materials cost

$583.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $58.30

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$659.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.67

Total project goal

$803.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $803.71

8 Donors

-$401.85

Donations toward project cost

-$329.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.33

match offer

-$401.85

Match offer toward project cost

-$329.52

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.33

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