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Mrs. Riddick from Lawton OK is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Plant Therapy

Help me give my students learn about plant life cycle, and grow their own food.

  • 1 donor
  • $256 still needed

expires Aug 10

  • 1 donor
  • $256 still needed
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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

We live in Oklahoma, where tending to a garden outside can be a lot of work. The temperatures go from one extreme to another, and it is hard to see the full life of a plant when gardening outside, when you cannot tend to it constantly. Using hydroponics to grow plants will help students be able to see the full life cycle right in the classroom.

Studies have found that K-12 students' concentration , focus , and test scores improve when they have plants in the classroom.

I believe that it helps to create a calmer learning environment for students as well as creates lessons that they can take with them for the rest of their lives. We will study the plants, monitor their growth, and eat the food that they create.

Many of the students that I have in class do not eat fresh fruits and vegetable. They eat a lot of processed foods. This will introduce them to different foods, and hopefully they can take what they used home to create their own gardens.

Mrs. Riddick
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hydroponics Growing System, 12 Pods Hydroponics Growing System Indoor Garden with LED Grow Light, Height Adjustable Indoor Gardening System, Hydroponic Growing System Built-in Timer Function • Amazon Business $59.99 3 $179.97

Materials cost

$179.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$227.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.12

Total project goal

$267.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $267.46

1 Donor

-$10.00

Donations toward project cost

-$10.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $255.69

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