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Mrs. Petitto from Staten Island, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Food Chain Exploration

My students need owl pellets, dissection sticks and magnifying lenses for our ecosystem exploration.

  • $439 goal

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My Students

"Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand." Students learn best when they are engaged in a meaningful, hands-on activity. For our upcoming Ecosystems unit, I would like to make the learning memorable by giving the students a hands-on, engaging lab activity.

We are a fairly new Charter School located in New York.

We are classified as a Title One School. The students are from diverse backgrounds. In addition, all students are educated at our school, including those living with emotional challenges as well as those with learning disabilities.

My Project

My students need owl pellets, dissection sticks and magnifying lenses for our ecosystem exploration. By utilizing owl pellets in my sixth-grade science classes, I would like to bring the students' world to them, inside the classroom. The students will understand predator-prey relationships in an engaging format, which will make their learning permanent.

Donations to this project will make science enjoyable and meaningful.

My goal is to maintain an interest in the subject so that the students will go on to the higher grades in science with a thirst for more knowledge and explorations in science.

Mrs. Petitto John W. LaVelle Preparatory Charter School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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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Staten Island, NY View local requests

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

150 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Small Owl Pellet • Carolina Biological Supply Company $1.81 150 $271.50
Dual Plastic Magnifier 3x and 6x • Carolina Biological Supply Company $1.57 20 $31.40
Splint Wood Bundle of 500 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.80 1 $4.80

Materials cost

$307.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.77

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$373.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.84

Total project goal

$438.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $438.93

4 Donors

-$149.47

Donations toward project cost

-$127.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.42

Matching donations from our partners

-$289.46

Match offers toward project cost

-$246.04

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.42

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 $0.00

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