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

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First Graders Want to Dissect Owl Pellets!

Help me give my students an owl pellet kit, two books about birds, and a insect and spiders science viewer.

  • $174 goal

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My Project

My first-grade students love learning about birds! We have learned how to identify many common birds in New York City. We will be expanding our study to lots of other kinds of birds, including owls. At the end of the year, I would love to have a bird day celebration where we will dissect owl pellets. Last year's students said that dissecting owl pellets was the grossest and also the coolest thing that they ever did. I know that my students will adore this activity! We could also use two bird books and an insect viewer kit.

Your donation will help my students to learn more about birds and insects.

Ms. Melissa PS 261 Zipporiah Mills Grades PreK-2

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Premium Barn Owl Pellets, Small: 1.25"-1.5" (Pack of 20) - Free Bone Identification Chart, Forceps, Paddle Picks, and Teaching Guide Included! • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Lakeshore Insects & Spiders Science Viewer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Owling: Enter the World of the Mysterious Birds of the Night • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
The Bird Book • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48

Materials cost

$114.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$147.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.06

Total project goal

$173.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $173.73

6 Donors

-$159.13

Donations toward project cost

-$147.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.60

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 $0.00

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