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Ms. Schapker from Evansville, IN is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Crazy Chicks

Help me give my students the experience of incubating chicken eggs and learning hands-on about animal life cycles.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Schapker's classroom raised $311

This project is fully funded

My Project

This spring, my class of kindergarten students will get to experience hands-on, animal life cycles. With the hopes of this donor's choose, my class will get to incubate chicks and watch them grow! With these materials, my students will have the opportunity to understand the different phases of a chick's life cycle on a deep level with the egg diagrams. The chick incubator will allow the students to see the phases of the life cycle clearly while they enjoy the chicks. Many of my students do not have the privilege of experiencing life cycles with animals, especially chickens.

Without community helpers like you, learning opportunities and experiences such as this one would not be possible.

Thank you for making a difference in the lives of so many!

Ms. Schapker Daniel Wertz Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Evansville, IN 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

40 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
JAEDO Chick Brooder Brooding Box (20" x 16" x 16") • Amazon Business $124.99 1 $124.99
Skylety Chicken Stuffed Animal Plush Toy Egg Laying Hen with Zippered Belly, Hen House and Little Baby Chicks for Easter Stuffers Party Supplies(Cute Style) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Magicfly Rechargeable Egg Candler Tester for Monitoring Eggs Development, Bright Cool LED Light Candling Lamp • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
41 Pcs Chick Life Cycle Exploration Set, Chicken Life Cycle Learning Toy Animal Hatching Educational Toy with Chick Eggs for Classroom Home • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Chick Fountain • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.20 1 $11.20
Manna Pro Medicated Chick Starter Feed Crumbles,5 lb • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Where Do Chicks Come From? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Chicks! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57

Materials cost

$229.41

Vendor shipping charges

$1.46

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$264.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.64

Total project goal

$310.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$310.95

4 Donors

-$302.13

Donations toward project cost

-$264.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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