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Mr. Ryan from Minneapolis, MN is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Experiential Learning: Producing Produce From Seed to Harvest

Help me give my students growing equipment so we can have a hands-on, experiential science lesson, starting produce from seed and taking care of it all the way up to harvest, as part of our Energy Production Unit.

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My Project

I am seeking funding to finance a growing equipment that will be used as part of Energy and Energy Production in a high school Physics class where students will grow produce from seed, and enjoy the journey to harvest.

We are going to use the grow system and lights to grow our produce in a controlled environment, giving our students the best opportunity at success.

We are tying together the sciences Biology and Physics in a hands-on, experiential learning opportunity. Biology and Physics seem like completely different topics, but we are going to discover that they work hand in hand. We get energy from the sun, harnessing that the sun's light via solar panels, similar to how plants convert the sun's energy into food. Edison High School is the greenest campus in the state of Minnesota with our solar panel arrays and water collection techniques. I am attempting to tie together physics and biology concepts to allow the cross-cutting concepts between the sciences, and how they all work together. Having a grow tent in a physics classroom allows me to borrow upon prior knowledge; concepts from biology, a class all my students have previously had. Students will see first hand that the different branches of the sciences aren’t stand-alone topics, rather, they all work together. Collecting energy from the sun to produce electricity can be paralleled to the photosynthesis within a plant.

The growing equipment will ensure that our students will have the best opportunity at success.

Through this hands-on experience, students will gain skills by growing and harvesting their own food; taking skills developed in class along with them for the rest of their lives.

Mr. Ryan Edison High School Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AC Infinity Advance Grow System 3x3, 3-Plant Kit, WiFi-Integrated Grow Tent Kit, Automate Ventilation, Circulation, Schedule Full Spectrum Samsung LM301H LED Grow Light, 2000D Mylar Tent • Amazon Business $692.01 1 $692.01
AC Infinity IONBOARD S24, LED Grow Light Board with Samsung LM301H Diodes, Deeper Penetration Full Spectrum Lighting, for Veg Bloom Indoor Plants in Grow Tents Greenhouses (2x4) • Amazon Business $249.00 2 $498.00
AC Infinity IONFRAME EVO4, Samsung LM301H EVO Bar LED Grow Light 3x3, 896 Diodes, with Schedule Controller, 300W Full-Spectrum Commercial Plant Lights for Indoor Growing in Grow Rooms & Greenhouses • Amazon Business $345.51 1 $345.51
Emsco Group City Picker Raised Bed Grow Box – Self Watering and Improved Aeration – Mobile Unit with Casters • Amazon Business $36.43 3 $109.29

Materials cost

$1,644.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,699.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$299.91

Total project goal

$1,999.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,999.39

1 Donor

-$999.69

Donations toward project cost

-$849.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.95

match offer

-$999.69

Match offer toward project cost

-$849.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.95

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 $0.00

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