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Mrs. Weaver from Germantown, OH is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tardigrades at the Edge of Space!

Help me give my students Tardigrades, their food, and a stereoscope to view them.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Weaver's classroom raised $619

This project is fully funded

My Project

We want to continue to learn through testing and microscopy. We will learn how to prepare our tardigrade astronauts to make a journey to the edge of space in our High Altitude Balloon Program. We attempted to dehydrate them last year to get them into a state more suitable for flight, but we could not see them well enough with a hand lens to know if we were successful. I love learning along with my students about a species that has lived through multiple mass extinctions. With a new culture of tardigrades and a stereoscope we can better research this organism and share our results with the world!

Mrs. Weaver Valley View Junior High 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.

Germantown, OH View local requests

More than a third 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
STEREOMICROSCOPE HM 2X 4X • Ward's Science $397.16 1 $397.16
Water Bear (Tardigrade) Culture, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.32 3 $39.96
Chlorella, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.05 3 $24.15

Materials cost

$461.27

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$526.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.85

Total project goal

$618.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $618.99

3 Donors

-$366.76

Donations toward project cost

-$351.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

match offer

-$205.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$174.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$47.08

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 $0.00

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