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Mrs. Jessica Durham from Atlanta GA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEM Cultivators: Growing Science and Math in Our School Garden

Help me give my students garden beds and starter supplies to build a school garden as we develop STEM skills to last a lifetime!

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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

Our proposal seeks to establish a garden to teach our students through science, technology, math, and IB learner profiles. By combining hands-on gardening experiences with STEM concepts, we strive to create a dynamic learning environment that fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, and a deeper understanding of our learning goals.

These materials will help us design a structure to start and build a beautiful garden on our school's grounds.

Students will plant herbs, vegetables, fruit, and flowers in new raised garden beds in our school garden.

Students will learn about life cycles and how to sustain live plants. This project displays our IB profiles and attributes as students learn to give back to the world around them.

Mrs. Jessica Durham
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Land Guard 6×3×2 Galvanized Metal Raised Garden Bed, 2FT Deep Root Elevated Planter Box Steel Large Vegetable Flower Bed Kit(Silver) • Amazon Business $99.99 2 $199.98
12 Pairs Kids Gardening Gloves Children Yard Work Glove Rubber Coated Garden Gloves for Girls Boys Toddlers Youth Outdoor (Large (Age 9-11)) • Amazon Business $28.98 6 $173.88
YAIKOAI 4 Pack Plastic Garden Shovel Plant Hand Shovel Trowels Home Gardening Tools for Flower Vegetables Soil Transplanting, Weeding, Moving, Digging Planting, A Style • Amazon Business $13.81 5 $69.05
FLARMOR Non-Woven Landscape Fabric–3Ftx300Ft, 1.8oz Weed Barrier Cloth, Heavy Duty Garden Weed Barrier Fabric Roll, Landscaping Fabric Weed Control W/WeedStop Technology, Commercial Weed Block (Black) • Amazon Business $61.99 1 $61.99
Elevon Dual-Wheel Home Garden Yard Utility Wheelbarrow Cart with Built-in Stand • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
NatureZ Edge 40 Variety Vegetable and Herb Seeds for Planting, Survival Seed Vault and Doomsday Prepping Supplies, Gardening Seeds Variety Pack • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
Gardeners Basics, Milkweed Seeds for Monarch Butterflies (4 Variety Pack) Common, Showy, Butterfly and Rose Varieties Attracts Butterflies, Bees and Pollinators Heirloom Flower Seeds Wildflower Seed • Amazon Business $9.89 2 $19.78
Sustainable Sprout Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Variety Pack of 13: Bell Pepper, Zucchini, Kale, Cucumber, Peas & More, Veggie Seeds for Garden Starter Kit, Vegetable Seeds for Planting Outdoors & Indoors • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
25 Heirloom Flower Seed Packets for Planting: 20+ Varieties Flower Seeds - Forget Me Not, Sunflower, Marigold, Zinnia Lilliput, Snapdragon, Hummingbird & Butterfly Wildflower Seeds and More • Amazon Business $15.93 1 $15.93
Gardeners Basics, Melon Fruit Seeds for Planting Home Garden 5 Variety Packs - Hales Best Cantaloupe, Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Yellow Canary Melon, Green Flesh Honeydew Melon, Sugar Baby Watermelon • Amazon Business $10.75 1 $10.75
Sow Right Seeds - Mammoth Sunflower Seeds to Plant - Grow Giant Sunflowers in Your Garden - Non-GMO Heirloom Seeds for Planting an Outdoor Garden - Bright Yellow Blooms - Attract Bees and Birds (3) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Seed Needs, Large 2 Ounce Package of 30,000+ All Perennial Wildflower Seed Mixture for Planting (99% Pure Live Seed Butterfly Attracting - NO Filler) 16 Species Varieties Perennial - Bulk • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Oregano Seeds for Planting Heirloom Non-GMO Herb Plant Seeds for Home Herb Garden Makes a Great Gift for Gardening by Gardeners Basics • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79

Materials cost

$687.06

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$47.41

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$774.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$136.73

Total project goal

$911.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$911.51

2 Donors

-$110.00

Donations toward project cost

-$93.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.50

An Anonymous Supporter match offer

-$110.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$93.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.50

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$691.51

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