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Ms. Merino Gomez from Austin TX is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Picture Patch

Help me give my students a camera to capture all the colors of of our school garden. "Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy" Annie Leibovitz.

  • $549 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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 Students

There are 21 beautiful minds in my class. Most, if not all, belong to economically disadvantaged families.

They are very curious and they love to be outdoors.

They enjoyed doing a project for the Science Fair. We studied the Tropical Rain forest habitat. They have enjoyed learning about plants and animals, and they would like to learn more about the garden of our school and the monarch butterflies that are attracted to it.

Please, help us with your donation to get a camera and study about the growing plans and animals at our school.

My Project

My students are going to learn in the next weeks the life cycle of a plant and of animals. We just need a camera to capture these processes. We will use it mainly during Science lessons, when we will go to the garden and make photographs every day. I am planning to use technology to see the photos and print some of them to study the plants and animals that grow in our school garden.

The donation to this project will help my students understand nature processes in an authentic and meaningful way.

My goal is to teach Science in a creative way, engaging students in hands on activities. I want them to watch how the plants grow and how they attract insects and other animals. I also want to emphasize on the fact that plants and animals depend on each other to survive.

Finally, nature is associated with numerous benefits including better physical, mental, and emotional health. Your donation will help them connect nature and take care of it.

Ms. Merino Gomez
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Canon EOS Rebel T6 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm EF-S f/3.5-5.6 is II Lens + 58mm Wide Angle Lens + 2X Telephoto Lens + Flash + 48GB SD Memory Card + UV Filter Kit + Tripod + Full Accessory Bundle • Amazon Business $429.95 1 $429.95

Materials cost

$429.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$466.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.31

Total project goal

$548.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $548.71

7 Donors

-$271.00

Donations toward project cost

-$237.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.45

match offer

-$269.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$228.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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