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

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Fish, Plants, and Shrimp, Oh My!

Help me give my students the aquaria for my Marine Science class.

  • $1,037 goal

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My Students

The best part about our school is how diverse the population is. We have 4000 students, with roughly equal representation of ethnicities! It is a Title I school: most of our students are below the federal poverty line.

The students make friends from everywhere in Brooklyn and throughout NYC.

It's a joyful place to work. We have supportive administration, lots of clubs (teachers volunteer to lead them). We just need a little more $$ to make things excellent!

My Project

In this course, students study how marine ecosystems work. My students learn how the ocean is the source of oxygen, life, and mystery.

Learning works best when it is hands-on, and my students create and manage fish tanks with a variety of vertebrate and invertebrate specimens, native to our local waters .

The animals are treated humanely, and students get great joy from taking care of these creatures.

Pease help, our tanks fared terribly during the pandemic, as we were not permitted in the building. The students are excited to have life in the classroom again.

Ms. Porcheddu Edward R Murrow High School Grades 9-12

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than half 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

170 students impacted 21donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Marine Fish Set, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $147.96 1 $147.96
Carolina Touch Tank Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $120.73 1 $120.73
Large Algae Control Set, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $57.82 1 $57.82
Algae-Eating Shrimp, Pack of 5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $46.48 1 $46.48
Barnacle Cluster, Living, Pack of 5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $46.03 1 $46.03
Plecostomus Sucker, Living, Pack of 3 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $34.20 1 $34.20
Small Algae-Eating Hermit Crabs, Pack of 5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $18.54 1 $18.54
Sagittaria, Living, Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.80 1 $14.80
Elodea (Egeria densa), Living, Pack of 25 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.77 1 $13.77
Guppies, Living, Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.59 1 $13.59

Materials cost

$513.92

Vendor shipping charges

$329.43

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$881.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$155.48

Total project goal

$1,036.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,036.54

1 Donor

-$1,012.59

Donations toward project cost

-$881.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$131.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.95

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$0.00

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