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Mr. Andrew Holmes from West Jordan, UT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Andrew Holmes's classroom raised $351

The Plant Project: Investigating Growth, Genetics, and Gametes

Help me give my students an opportunity to grow plants in the class, see their full results in 40 days, and collect Mendelian Genetics Data from their plants, all while learning about reproductive plant cycles!

This project expired on May 14, 2022.

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Mr. Andrew Holmes West Jordan Middle School
West Jordan, UT Grades 9-12

My Students

My students are dedicated and curious students who love to learn how to investigate the world around them! Struggling to work with Covid-19, but still wanting the lab experience of a high school science classroom, these students are great!

Using modern technology to help students who merge from in-person and online on a day-to-day basis, these upgrades to my classroom help the students transition flawlessly from one circumstance to the next.

My Project

Do you remember those lessons in class about Mendel who discovered that the pea plants had different characteristics and it led to our modern understanding of genetics and inheritance of traits from our parents? For many of our students this is a fun concept to learn about, but the only application we have of understanding genetics to the students (and their direct connections) are that of their parents and it stops there.

With this project, students will be able to expand their knowledge of genetics into the realm of plants which will help them understand genetics as a whole even better - they are growing the genes themselves!

Students will be able to start with a specific set of traits that are clearly visible with the plants they grow (which are able to grow from seed to seed and start again) in 40 days, track growth, and measure the change of genetics and traits from one generation to the next. Pea plants are fun to learn about, but these "Fast Plants" make it a reality to grow in the classroom. Plus, if I do my job as a teacher right, I can reuse these new seeds from year to year, making this a sustainable project with little ongoing funding!

It is my hope that this project will grow each year, not in cost of materials but in how I apply it to my standards. I can teach photosynthesis with these plants and students can adjust how photosynthesis works with these plants and measure its output with another lab I have setup. Students can adjust environmental conditions to allow the same plant to grow in different ways just by altering one set of variables. This project has the potential to allow me to teach 3 different units (genetics, photosynthesis, and environment)!

Half of students from low‑income households

120 students impacted 2 donors
Mr. Andrew Holmes West Jordan Middle School Grades 9-12 West Jordan, UT View local requests

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
2 Pack Seedling Heat Mat for Seed Starting,10" x 20.75" Waterproof Heating Pad for Indoor Plants Germination • Amazon Business $21.99 4 $87.96
Monios-L T5 Grow Lights 4ft, LED Plant Grow Light, 120W (6 x 20W), LED Grow Light Strip for Greenhouse, Plant Grow Shelf, Plug and Play Easy Installation, 6-Pack • Amazon Business $65.98 1 $65.98
[6-Pack] LED Grow Light Strips for Plants 2FT, 60W (6 x 10W) t5 High Output Integrated Fixture Extendable 24 Inches Grow Lights for Greenhouse, Plant Grow Shelf, Easy Installation • Amazon Business $43.00 1 $43.00
Wisconsin Fast Plants F1 Non-Purple Stem, Hairless Seed (F1 Anthocyaninless, Hairless), Pack of 200 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $34.65 1 $34.65
TickleMe Plant Seeds Packets (2) Giveaway or Party Favor! Leaves Fold Together When You Tickle It. Great Science Fun, Green and Educational. Easy to Grow Indoors. It Can Flower. • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50

Materials cost

$240.09

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.09

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$297.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.55

Total project goal

$350.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $350.33

1 Donor

-$297.78

Donations toward project cost

-$297.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$52.55

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 $0.00

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