Help me give my students two food cycler composters to conduct composting experiment and help recycle organic food waste in our classroom.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Arsenie's classroom raised $1,048
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 Project
Every year, my biology students grow food hydroponically in our classroom as part of the photosynthesis/respiration and subsequently the ecology unit. I also have tons of students who bring their own lunch, much of which ends up in the trash- especially organic food waste. For years, I really wished we used this opportunity to teach about composting, food decomposition, soil quality, the nutrient cycle and most obvious food cycling.
Thanks to your generous support, well, we now can- with two composter devices that we can use to do just that- plus use them to look at the process and compare the two- my ultimate goal being a project that involves students making their owb low-tech composters and compare to the techy ones.
With these two food cyclers, in addition to teaching soil science and food cycling, we can inspire a generation of students to invest and buy (or make) one of these for their own kitchens and reduce their carbon footprint.
More than three‑quarters 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
Reencle Prime Electric Composter - 14L Kitchen Composter, Decomposes Up to 2.2 lbs Food Waste Daily, Odorless Indoor Composting with Whisper-Quiet Technology & Rapid Decomposition (Silver)
• Amazon Business
$429.00
1
$429.00
Food Cycler FC-30 - Convenient Home Food Processor and Recycler - Kitchen Countertop Compost Bin Alternative - Electric Waste Disposer - Odorless Garbage Disposal - 2.5L Bucket Capacity
• Amazon Business
$399.95
1
$399.95
Jobe's Organics Fast Acting Granular Fertilizer Compost Starter, Easy Plant Care Compost Accelerator, 4 lbs Bag
• Amazon Business
$18.75
1
$18.75
Materials cost
$847.70
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$12.72
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$890.42
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$157.13
Total project goal
$1,047.55
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,047.55
12 Donors
-$522.90
Donations toward project cost
-$445.96
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$76.94
match offer
-$522.89
Match offer toward project cost
-$444.46
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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