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Ms. Funk from Mount Shasta CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Outside Science

Help me give my students access to earth-friendly science during our last weeks of school!

  • 5 donors
  • $281 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

It's time to plant native plants, food for the garden and hatch some butterflies! With only a few months left this school year it is time to add some earth-friendly outdoor Science to our school day! Students at our school have access to an unbelievably beautiful meadow, pond and community garden. Now that spring is here we want to do our part to help this unique learning environment by stocking it it with native plants and butterflies. We also want to continue to grow food in our community garden!

Ms. Funk
Grades 3-5
  • Sisson School
  • Mount Shasta, CA
    • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 28 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Two Cups of Caterpillars and Butterfly Figurines - Life Science & STEM Education - Butterfly Kit Refill - Painted Lady Butterflies - Butterfly Lifecycle Observation • Amazon Business $27.58 2 $55.16
Coco Bliss Coco Coir (650 Grams, 10 Bricks) - Compressed Coco Coir Bricks with Low EC and pH - High Expansion Coco Fiber for Herbs, Flowers, Planting - OMRI Listed Renewable Coconut Soil • Amazon Business $34.39 1 $34.39
Tube of Ladybug Larvae • Amazon Business $16.98 2 $33.96
All About Butterflies: Science, Social Studies, Ecology, geography, Language Arts, Logic & Drawing - Ages 7-12 (Homeschooling With Thinking Tree ... Nature Study and Outdoor Science Workbooks) • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Uncle Milton Butterfly Farm Live Habitat - Observe Caterpillars Transform Into Butterflies, STEM Toy, Great Gifts for Boys & Girls Ages 6+ • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Insects & Bugs Backyard Workbook: Hands-on Projects, Quizzes, and Activities for Kids (Nature Science Workbooks for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
JERIA 50-Pack 3.15 Inch Peat Pots for Seedling with 50 Pcs Plant Labels,Outdoor Garden Germination Nursery Pots,Biodegradable Seed Starter Pots Kits • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$181.18

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.95

Sales tax

 $16.58

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$238.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.08

Total project goal

$280.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $280.51

2 Donors

-$135.84

Donations toward project cost

-$122.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.88

match offer

-$135.85

Match offer toward project cost

-$115.47

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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