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Ms. Maggio from New York NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Wait ... We Are Related to Fish? Part II

My students need 32 copies of the nonfiction book "Your Inner Fish".

  • $482 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach at a specialized math and science high school in New York City. Students must take an entrance exam even though it is a public school. The students of my school are so inquisitive, and have such a drive to learn. This is evident when looking at their full schedules and packed after school activities. These are some of the best and brightest students in all of New York City, and they make going to work every day a JOY!

My Project

Next year we will be teaching AP Biology to incoming freshman! And one of the BIG IDEAS of this course is Evolution.

"Your Inner Fish" is a wonderful book that details the discovery of the Tiktaalik - the Missing Link Fossil between aquatic and terrestrial life.

Using the story of his discovery, the fossils themselves, and DNA evidence the author will make students look at themselves and our world in an illuminating new light. The book is written in such a way as to make it accessible, even to teenagers, and is told with an irresistible enthusiasm that I know will make the students even more invested in the lessons in class.

Ms. Maggio
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Your Inner Fish A Journey into the 3.5-billion-Year History of the Human Body • AKJ Education $11.68 32 $373.76

Materials cost

$373.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$409.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.24

Total project goal

$481.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $481.61

2 Donors

-$320.80

Donations toward project cost

-$272.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.12

match offer

-$160.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$136.69

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.12

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 $0.00

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