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Mrs. Kristiansen from Brockton, MA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science...It's ALIVE!!!!

Help me give my students hands on materials to explore the world of Science!

$232 goal

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My Project

I am a special needs teachers in a low income, inner-city school district. My classroom consists of 12 amazing middle school-aged students, all diagnosed with a moderate disability, such as Autism, Intellectual disabilities, and Neurological disabilities. Their eagerness, and enthusiasm towards learning is not only contagious but inspiring as well, as despite the difficulties they endure on a daily basis, they still come to school, every day, ready and excited to learn. My students inspire and motivate me, not only to be a better teacher, but to become a better person as well.

My students LOVE learning about the world around them!

They are particularly interested in learning about Life Science. Over the course of this school year, we have built a fish tank, fostered a baby turtle and watched tadpoles grow into adult frogs. With each new species that we bring into our classroom, we travel to the library to learn more about that particular species, and it never ceases to amaze me how much we learn from these classroom visitors! Did you know that the largest earthworm ever found measured 22 feet long? Yikes!

We would love to continue to have fun learning about the life cycles of various species found throughout the world, and are asking for donations towards purchasing a classroom set of owl pellets, a worm terrarium, a compost compartment and, what might be the most exciting species to investigate yet, a self-sustaining miniature Eco tarium!

Project tagged as

Brockton, MA
Grades 6-8
Climate & The Environment
Students with Disabilities
Traditional School
Lab Equipment
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Mrs. Kristiansen East Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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Brockton, MA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

12 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Barn Owl Pellets - Large - Pack of 6 • Amazon Business $29.95 2 $59.90

Delta Education Delta Designed Butterfly Habitat With Larvae Coupon - Elementary-Middle School - Kids • School Specialty $45.44 1 $45.44

Educational Insights See-Through Compost Container, STEM Toy for Homeschool or Classroom, Ages 4+ • Amazon Business $28.79 1 $28.79

Dunecraft Sensory Eco-Biosphere Plant Dome with 5 Different Seeds • Kaplan Early Learning Company $26.06 1 $26.06

Materials cost			$160.19
Vendor shipping charges			$4.54
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$2.40
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$197.13
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$34.79
Total project goal			$231.92
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$231.92
1 Donor			-$115.96
Donations toward project cost			-$98.57
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$17.39
match offer			-$115.95
Match offer toward project cost			-$98.56
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$17.39
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Science...It's ALIVE!!!!

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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More about Mrs. Kristiansen

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