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Ms. Nair from Albuquerque, NM is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Plant Adaptations and Diffraction Glasses

Help me give my students plant adaptation books (third graders) and diffraction glasses (4th graders) for the STEAM lab.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Nair's classroom raised $204

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My fourth grade classes are learning about radiant energy in the STEAM lab. They will use the diffraction glasses as they navigate an understanding of reflection, refraction, diffraction, and absorption of light! Each 4th grader will take home their own pair of diffraction glasses.

The plant adaptation books will support the 3rd graders as they study and model plant adaptations.

The class will go on a walking field trip to a nearby greenhouse to observe some desert and tropical plant adaptations firsthand. The STEAM lab has a set of carnivorous plants growing in a terrarium for students to observe. What's missing? We need some books to read! The books will support student leanring so that partners can read about our carnivorous plant friends and other plant adaptations according to their interests.

Ms. Nair Alameda Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Albuquerque, NM View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Destination Desert: Biome Explorers • Amazon Business $19.95 2 $39.90
Amazing Plants of the World (World of Amazement) • Amazon Business $13.53 2 $27.06
Fireworks Diffraction Glasses (50 Rainbow Spectrum Frames + 1 Exclusive Bonus Pair) - Foldable Paper/Cardboard Frames - 51 Glasses Total • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive • Amazon Business $10.98 2 $21.96
Plants Fight Back • Amazon Business $7.79 2 $15.58
Hungry Plants (Step-into-Reading, Step 4) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98

Materials cost

$140.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$172.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.46

Total project goal

$203.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $203.04

1 Donor

-$203.04

Donations toward project cost

-$172.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.46

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