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Mrs. Clinkenbeard from Stamford CT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

What Came First? The Chicken or the Student?

Help me give my students an egg incubator to raise baby chicks to explore the topic of genetics and ecology. We are also looking for supplies for an adopted bunny!

  • $438 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Hello! My students are a mixed level, diverse group of learners that come from all parts of the city. They are eager learners who would like to be engaged in projects outside of the typical curriculum. I feel that by exposing them to new types of hands-on activities and learning they will benefit and grow not only as students but as members of our society! My students are willing to devote time, energy, and hard work into completing this project and are so excited for the opportunity to try something new.

My Project

Often students are given topics of study that they cannot connect to. Whether due to time or budget restraints, students often do not get a chance for deeper examination of just surface concepts. I'd like to offer my students an opportunity to learn about genetics and ecology by hatching chicken eggs! In order to do this we need an incubator. We can study pedigrees, dominant and recessive traits, and life cycles. At the end of the project the baby chicks will be adopted out to community members with backyard chicken coops. In addition, we'd also like to adopt a rabbit to care and raise as our own classroom pet, so we need a rabbit hutch and a water bottle.

This project will help students gain knowledge, empathy, and responsibility through hands-on exploration of animals.

Mrs. Clinkenbeard
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mini Advance Incubator • Carolina Biological Supply Company $222.25 1 $222.25
Rabbit Hutch Complete Kit • Nasco $79.50 1 $79.50
LIXIT Rabbit Bottle - 32 oz. • Nasco $5.15 1 $5.15

Materials cost

$306.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.68

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$372.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.68

Total project goal

$437.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $437.86

6 Donors

-$437.86

Donations toward project cost

-$372.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.68

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