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Ms. Porcheddu from Brooklyn, NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bring Life to a Marine Science Classroom!

Help me give my students samples of jellyfish, seastars, and more, to observe and investigate in our marine science class.

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My Project

Students learn better through hands-on learning. In science classes this is essential. For the upcoming units, we will be taking a tour of marine animal phyla, beginning with the simplest: the Poriferans. With these supplies, students will handle, examine, and manipulate artifacts from three different phyla, learning the characteristics of these ocean organisms.

Although I catch (and release) most of the animals we work with in class, these seastars, jellies, and sponges are examples of critters I can't catch nearby.

They will examine spicules under microscopes for identification, compare body form of cnidarians, and investigate the special adaptations of echinoderms for locomotion. I don't shy away from crawling through muck for our sandworms and bloodworms, nor our mollusks, but I can't find these fellas easily. With these supplies, my students touch and see the adaptations that these invertebrates have.

This is why I am asking for your assistance in purchasing these materials for my lovely kids. They're so enthusiastic when we get to work with actual organisms.

Ms. Porcheddu Edward R Murrow High School Grades 9-12

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than half of 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

170 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sponge Spicule Lab Kit • Educational Innovations Inc $39.95 4 $159.80
Starfish Dissection BioKit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $62.10 1 $62.10
NewPath Sponges, Cnidarians and Worms Learning Center, Grades 6 to 8 - Middle School - Kids • School Specialty $32.84 1 $32.84
ECHINODERM SURVEY COLLECTION PM SET 4 • Ward's Science $22.06 1 $22.06
Preserved Common Jellyfish (Aurelia), Extra Large, 4-6 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.68 2 $9.36
Preserved Sea Anemone (Metridium), Large, Base 2 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $6.48 1 $6.48

Materials cost

$292.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $45.87

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$372.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.81

Total project goal

$438.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $438.71

6 Donors

-$219.36

Donations toward project cost

-$186.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.90

match offer

-$219.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$186.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.90

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