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Mrs. McGee from Ligonier, PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Environmental Responsibility- Solar Cooking

My students need solar ovens to practice conservation of resources.

  • $477 goal

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My Students

Pizza! Veggie ka-bobs! Cookies! You can eat well without using electricity or gas to prepare your food. This project will teach students how to harness the power of the sun to make a delicious, environmentally conscious meal.

My students love science, and are always more engaged and excited when they have an opportunity to practice the skills we study.

Most of my students have limited exposure to environmentally conscious activities like conservation and recycling. The students are in sixth and seventh grade in a rural school. We have a perfect spot to harness the sun for this activity.

My Project

There are so many skills that go into preparing and eating a meal! The main focus of the unit is ecology, but the students will practice math skills (measuring), social skills, following directions, table manners, and more. Throughout the ecology unit, students will explore various ways of using less electricity and gas and more renewable resources. The solar ovens can be used multiple times to prepare a variety of foods. Eventually, I plan to have the children grow their own vegetables for use in the ovens. My hope is to show the students how easy it can be to make changes in human behavior that will positively impact our environment.

There are no funds available from my district to purchase solar ovens.

My students are far more likely to engage in environmentally conscious behaviors if they have an opportunity to practice those behaviors, instead of reading about them or watching a video.

Mrs. McGee Ligonier Valley Middle School Grades 6-8

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More than a third 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Solar Oven • Carolina Biological Supply Company $56.05 6 $336.30

Materials cost

$336.30

Vendor shipping charges

 $33.63

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$404.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.47

Total project goal

$476.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $476.44

2 Donors

-$238.22

Donations toward project cost

-$202.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.73

match offer

-$238.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$202.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.73

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 $0.00

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