Help me give my students owl pellets to dissect at the end the year in science.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Keough's classroom raised $441
This project is fully funded
My Students
When you think of your elementary school days, what stands out to you? I want my students to remember our classroom full of things to investigate and learn.
My students love to explore our world and discover new things.
I teach at a small school in rural Florida. My classes include many students for whom English is their second language and students who have special learning needs. Our fourth grade is departmentalized and I try to do projects and find enough materials to get every child involved. I am amazed at the level and complexity of the conversations they have during project/lab time and try to have as many hands-on activities as possible in order to draw out those conversations.
My Project
For many years, my students each brought in a couple of dollars and we've dissected owl pellets at the end of the year. However, as our school's free and reduced price lunch count has risen, the number of students able to afford their own pellet has dwindled. Over the years I have purchased dissection materials, teacher guides, and literature to use with this unit. Our last chapter in science investigates food webs. By dissecting owl pellets, my students will have the opportunity to explore an owl's place in the food chain. Students will also practice the skills they have learned in my science class (conducting and presenting research, finding mass, measuring using the metric system, recording observations using accurate sketches, and classifying the bones) before they piece skeletons back together and mount them in a project box with their research.
In our world today, students need to be able to complete research and keep accurate records.
They must also be able to analyze and discuss their findings with their peers. By completing the owl pellet project, my students will be engaged in complex tasks that require the use of many different skills they have learned throughout the year.
Nearly all 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
Small Owl Pellet
• Carolina Biological Supply Company
$1.93
120
$231.60
BOX USA Kraft Corrugated Corrugated Cardboard Mailing Boxes, 8" x 4" x 2", Pack of 50, Crush-Proof, For Shipping, Mailing and Storing, (BM842K)
• Amazon Business
$27.99
3
$83.97
Materials cost
$315.57
Vendor shipping charges
$24.38
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.73
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$374.68
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$66.12
Total project goal
$440.80
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$440.80
4 Donors
-$440.80
Donations toward project cost
-$374.68
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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