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Mrs. Ellis from Sparks, NV is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Raising a LOTl Baby Axolotls in Our Science Class!

Help me give my students the materials to raise our own axolotls and feed the hatchlings with baby brine shrimp! This is a classroom community hands-on science learning experience that my junior scientists will remember for their lifetime!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ellis's classroom raised $309

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Our adult pet axolotls laid over 150 eggs, and our Science class is hatching them and raising them! Students are learning all of the steps to raise the live food that the hatchlings eat, and how to care for them. Students will raise them until they are old enough to go home to families who would like to keep them as pets.

Imagine the scientific engagement of students raising their OWN axolotl from an egg and getting to keep it as their very own pet!

(With parent permission of course!) So far, the axolotl eggs have hatched, and we are starting to raise baby brine shrimp for the hatchling food. Baby axolotls have a very picky diet and students are learning and leading the efforts on running the brine shrimp hatchery, and planning for everything their babies will need. The materials in this project mostly comprise the food and infrastructure these babies need! There are A LOT of new mouths to feed.

Dilworth is a Title 1 middle school, and my students don't often get the chance to have exposure to such unique and exciting lab experiences. This is a hands-on life science project that they will remember for their lifetime!

Mrs. Ellis George Dilworth STEM Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Sparks, NV 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

132 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • TPT $100.00 1 $100.00
San Francisco Bay Brand Brine Shrimp Eggs Hatch Mix, 3 Pack 0.74-Ounce (21 Gram) Pouches | Excellent Food Source Baby Aquarium Fish Artemia Replacement • Amazon Business $12.99 5 $64.95
Lawei 70 Pack Plastic Deli Food Containers with Lids - 16 Oz Food Storage Containers Freezer Deli Cups for Soup, Party Supplies, Meal Prep and Portion Control • Amazon Business $28.98 1 $28.98
HITOP Dual Outlet Aquarium Electric Air Pump, Whisper Adjustable Fish Tank Aerator, Quiet Oxygen Pump with Accessories for 20 to 100 Gallon (2 outlets) • Amazon Business $14.49 2 $28.98
Saricho Aquarium air Pump Accessories Set-9.84/26.25/101.71 feet Aquarium Airline tubing Hose,Check valves,air Stones and connectors of I,L,T Shape (9.84 feet Hose 3 Stone 3 Check Valve 3 Connector) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$228.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$262.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.29

Total project goal

$308.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $308.62

1 Donor

-$154.30

Donations toward project cost

-$131.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.14

match offer

-$154.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$131.17

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.15

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