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Mrs. Curtis from Saratoga Springs, UT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Why do My Ears Look Different than Yours?

Help me give my students 4 Wisconsin Fast Plant 72 Hour monohybrid genetics kit and Plant light bank to research Mendelian genetics

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Curtis's classroom raised $755

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are an energetic group that love projects! Since the beginning of the year, I don't think there's been a single day that they haven't asked when our next project is going to be. We can be in the middle of a project and they're already asking when the next one is going to be.

Several of my students have IEPs and 504s.

They are an amazing group who work together despite ability. This year, I've seen students write for other students whose disabilities are so severe that it causes severe anxiety. I've seen students who can barely read receive encouragement from classmates to read aloud then applaud them for their contribution. They are a phenomenal group and wonderful individuals!

My Project

Students always learn better with experience. My students will grow their own set of plants that show results from three generations of seedlings. They will be able to explain an inheritance pattern using observations and evidence gathered during the growing process. They will physically see how the combination of genetics affects physical characteristics of future generations.

Students will be able to personally connect to the project.

I always get the question of why am I "X" when the rest of my family is "Y". ("X" and "Y" represents different physical characteristics such as eye color, hair color, tall/short, etc.). During this project students will be able to see the effect of dominant and recessive traits in action and relate that to their characteristics and how they differ from their parents. As an added bonus, students will be able to take the growing seed discs home to plant after the project is over to show their families.

Materials can also be used for future classes. Seeds will have to be replaced but the light bar, petri dishes, and germination trays can be reused to do the project again.

Mrs. Curtis Lakeview Academy Grades 6-8 Saratoga Springs, UT View local requests 101 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wisconsin Fast Plants 72-Hour Monohybrid Genetics Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $77.40 4 $309.60
Plant Light Bank • Carolina Biological Supply Company $292.50 1 $292.50

Materials cost

$602.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$641.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.14

Total project goal

$754.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $754.27

1 Donor

-$754.27

Donations toward project cost

-$641.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$113.14

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 $0.00

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