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Ms. Cothran from Chattanooga, TN is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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ELA Aquaponics Takes the Lead to End Our Food Desert

Help me give my students the tools necessary for economic growth in our food desert.

  • $597 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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 Students

Our students are AMAZING! These students come from a mostly African-American and Hispanic background, many of whom speak English as a second or third language.

Our school is urban and surrounded by a food desert.

They also have very limited access to transportation which makes leaving the neighborhood difficult. Consequently, access to delicious and nutritious food year-round at a reasonable cost is difficult. As a result, their neighborhood is plagued with diet related issues such as cancer and diabetes.

Despite all that our students deal with on a daily basis, they are resilient and hard working.

My Project

We have started a fish farm in our school that requires constant monitoring. The Pondwater Tour Kit and pH meter that I have requested will help our students collect data in real-time. The Tour Kit and pH meter will guide our students through the study and measurement of changes in dissolved oxygen, nitrate, pH, and ammonia for the fish farm. This will not only promote our STEM program but, the information collected will be used to maintain a viable yet sustainable fish farm and vegetable garden.

With the help of your donated items, our students will be able to fully operate a school-wide aquaponics system that encourages economic development and builds a bright future for the young people in our community.

Ms. Cothran
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bench-Top pHMV Meter • Nasco $339.95 1 $339.95
LaMotte Pondwater Tour Kit • Nasco $87.95 1 $87.95

Materials cost

$427.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $42.79

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.49

Total project goal

$596.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $596.60

6 Donors

-$299.00

Donations toward project cost

-$254.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.85

match offer

-$297.60

Match offer toward project cost

-$252.96

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.64

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 $0.00

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