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

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Bringing Abundance to Our STEAM Lab with Aeroponic Farming!

Help me give my students the accessories we will need to make our PBL unit on our Tower Garden in the STEAM lab bountiful!

  • 3 donors
  • $337 goal

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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 Project

The students and families at our school are loving their new STEAM lab! This new space allows our students and families to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics through project-based learning. Our students are leaders in their learning and engage in the Engineering Design Process to help them answer their questions about the world! This year our students have engaged in PBL and inquiry around Civil Engineering, Robotic & Software Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Our students are multilingual learners looking to make an impact on the world as Global Citizens. The STEAM lab is open to all students in Pre-K through Grade 5. In the STEAM lab, we celebrate mistakes because we know that when we do hard things, our brains grow!

Our newest unit is helping our students and families learn about Agricultural Engineering and Aeroponic Farming with our new Tower Garden.

While our Tower Garden comes with the basic supplies we needed for our first harvest, we will need additional materials so that our aeroponic garden becomes sustainable. The seed trays, vermiculite and rockwool will help the students learn about how seeds germinate. Because we want the students to make connections to nutrition, we will be showing the students how to chop up their harvest on our cutting boards so that they can sample the food they worked so hard to grow! In June, we will use the tubing to empty the well of the Tower Garden and we hope to use the pots to send home plants with our families. The scissors, sprayer and gloves will aid us with growing and harvest for years to come. Our aeroponic garden is providing us with a unique opportunity to bring SDGs #2 and #11 to life in the STEAM lab!

Ms. Mesk PS 1 the Bergen Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

600 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
EarlyGrow 93774 Domed Propagator, 1 Height Extender, Green • Amazon Business $43.34 3 $130.02
Fotouzy Plastic Cutting Boards for Kitchen, Flexible Cutting Mats Set of 7, BPA-Free, Non-Porous, Dishwasher Safe, 15x12 In, 7 Translucent Colors • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
Kids Gloves Disposable for 4-10 Years - Latex and Powder Free - for Kids Festival Preparation, Crafting, Painting, Gardening • Amazon Business $12.33 2 $24.66
PURPLE STAR 1N 40 PCS Seeding Starter Pots for Planting- 3.1 Inch Square Biodegradable Nursery Pots with Humidity Dome- Peat Pots for Seedlings Garden Vegetable Flower Germination • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Clear Vinyl Tubing 3/4" ID × 1" OD -5 Ft 30PSI,Flexible Plastic Tubing,Lightweight Plastic Tubing,Oil Resistant Hybrid Multipurpose Industrial Vinyl Hose • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Vermiculite 8 L • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.15 1 $12.15
FLOWERPLUS Rockwool Cubes for Hydroponics Growing, 1" 50 Plugs Rock Wool Seed Starter Sheet • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
BUGUI Lightweight Garden Scissors - 7.5" Straight Blade Gardening Tool, Sharp Flower Shears for Cutting Flowers, Trimming Plants, Bonsai, Fruits Picking • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
AORAKI Plant Mister Water Spray Bottle - Fine Mist Spray Bottle for Flowers, Plants, Gardening, Cleaning Solutions - 10oz, Plastic • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$250.36

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.58

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$285.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.42

Total project goal

$336.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $336.12

2 Donors

-$193.06

Donations toward project cost

-$164.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.96

match offer

-$143.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$121.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.46

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 $0.00

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