Student-Led Investigations Using Sensors in Biology and Environmental Science
Help me give my students 6 Vernier sensors to measure carbon dioxide and dissolved oxygen and 2 Flinn Scientific Lab Kits for biology and environmental science.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Fong's classroom raised $1,869
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 Students
I teach at a Title I school. Many students get free or reduced-price lunch. The majority of students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds and may only get the two meals a day they receive at the high school. The majority are also English Language Learners. My students are filled with personality and many have experienced hardship no sixteen-year-old should have experienced. Unfortunately, my students can barely bring in the basics they need to be a prepared learner in class (paper, pencil). But what they do bring is enthusiasm, positive attitude, and imagination. Our campus has a strong sense of community, we really are a family. We even have a supper program where students can eat dinner after school for free.
My Project
Last year I was able to get 5 Vernier sensors through a grant to measure carbon dioxide in cellular respiration and photosynthesis labs for my biology students. My environmental science class will use the sensors to create their own investigations and measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere when they design solutions for combatting the use of fossil fuels. I have 9 lab groups across my classes so I need 4 more carbon dioxide sensors for a complete class set, to ensure 4 students per group. Our school has Chromebooks now so when students measure carbon dioxide levels they can immediately sync to their Chromebook, upload their data and save it to google drive to analyze results. They can also access data on their phones through an app with this type of sensor.
I am also requesting 1 dissolved oxygen sensor so that when my environmental science students design their own internal assessment they can use it to measure the oxygen content of different water systems.
The lichens lab kit will allow students to test the effects atmospheric pollution has on lichens. Lichens are an indicator species to monitor ecosystem health.
The kritter keepers are for students to create insect and amphibian habitats throughout the year to study animal behavior, ecology, and food webs.
My students love to learn through hands-on labs, investigations, and designing their own experiments. Donating to this project will ensure that my students get the experience they deserve.
More than half 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
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