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Mrs. Harwell from Charlotte, NC is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Awesome Aquaponics, Sustaining the Future and Making Connections!

My students need The AquaSprouts aquaponics system to help them make real world connections to the content in the classroom.

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My Students

Did you ever have that moment in a science class where you questioned what you were learning and how it applies to real life?

My 8th grade students are naturally curious and love making connections to the world around them.

My students come from all over the world and from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. I would love to have a way to show how the information we learn in class can impact their lives as well as the lives of people in the communities they live in and come from.

My Project

Our class covers a great amount of information in a small amount of time. Allowing the students to learn these concepts through the use of an aquaponic system will help them gain a deeper understanding of the content.

Aquaponics teaches sustainability while also using key concepts taught in chemistry, hydrology, and ecology.

Aquapponics will also help my students be global thinkers and engineers as many communities are turning to aquaponics as a way to solve real world problems with over population, over crowding and delivering nutrition to areas in need. Help my students by providing them the tools they need to solve these issues.

The AquaSprouts garden system along with the fish tank, Hydroplanet lamp and organic seeds will allow my students to experience creating a closed system in which they will grow organic greens that in turn gain their nutrition from the waste produced by fish. The water testing kit will help my students use skills learned in class to maintain a healthy environment for the fish to thrive in. With your help my students will gain a deeper understanding of how key concepts like chemistry play a role in delicate ecosystems, as well as allow my students to see themselves as problem solvers in their community

Mrs. Harwell McClintock Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Charlotte, NC View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AquaSprouts Garden • Amazon Business $150.00 1 $150.00
Marina LED Aquarium Kit, 10 gallon • Amazon Business $79.99 1 $79.99
Hydroplanet™ T5 2ft 2lamp Fluorescent Bulbs Included for Indoor Horticulture Gardening(2 Lamp, 2ft) • Amazon Business $60.00 1 $60.00
API FRESHWATER MASTER TEST KIT 800-Test Freshwater Aquarium Water Master Test Kit • Amazon Business $18.15 1 $18.15
Aquaponic Gardening: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Vegetables and Fish Together • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Organic, Heirloom, Non-GMO, Herb Garden Seeds – 8 Variety Kitchen Herbal Gardening Assortment - Arugula, Basil, Chives, Cilantro, Dill, Oregano, Sage, Thyme • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
HOME GROWN PONICS Fish Food # 96050 Natural .5mm -20 gram bag • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
Exotic Pebbles PMS0510 Polished Gravel, Mixed, 5 Pounds, 3/8-Inch • Amazon Business $11.47 1 $11.47

Materials cost

$363.27

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$427.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.36

Total project goal

$502.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $502.42

3 Donors

-$317.00

Donations toward project cost

-$305.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

match offer

-$142.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$121.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$42.71

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