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Mrs. Compton from Homestead, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Frogs for Biology

My students need frogs for biology class, as a culminating activity for their studies ecology and body systems, along with dissecting sets to complete the project.

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My Students

Science from a text book can be intriguing. Hands on science can be life changing. As students in a Title 1 school, my students don't have many opportunities for true hands on experiences. This activity will not only bring together their studies, but reward them for their hard work.

I inherited my biology students just before Thanksgiving, when their teacher left them in the middle of the year.

When I first came into the classroom, I found some amazing children who were complacent, at best, about their science curriculum. As a Title 1 school in a largely agricultural area, we have students from all walks of life. These kids were over a quarter behind their peers. Over the past six weeks, we have slogged through a huge amount of material together, and while they are not quite caught up, they are testing on a level comparable with their peers. Through no fault of their own, we will be moving through our curriculum at a fast pace. We don't have the resources for many hands-on activities, but I hope to be able to offer this dissection to them as a reward for their hard work when we catch up to their peers at the end of the 3rd 9 weeks. As a new teacher fresh out of 10+ years in the lab, I know activities like this hook kids to science for life.

My Project

Following their review of the human body systems, this dissection will serve as a culminating activity. Students will be able to compare the various body systems (skeletal, reproductive, circulatory, etc.) in the frogs to what they have learned in class. Moreover, students will be able to make ties to comparative anatomy, evolution, and populations--essentially the majority of the topics they have covered this year. For many students this will be the first opportunity they have ever had to actively participate in a dissection. Two students will share a single frog and will complete the activity together. This hands on experience will not only solidify the concepts they have learned in the curriculum--it will empower them to continue scientific inquiry in the future.

The biology teachers at my school have been seeking funding for frogs for several years, to no avail due to budgetary constraints.

I still remember, vividly, when I dissected a frog in my high school biology class, back before my students were even born. An opportunity to do a dissection such as this will not only tie their instruction together nicely, it will make a lasting impact on their futures. Science is, at its root, a hands-on study. What better way to instill a love of inquiry?

Mrs. Compton Everglades Preparatory Academy Grades 9-12

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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
Advanced Frog Dissection BioKit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $108.00 2 $216.00
Dissecting Set, General Biology, Molded Plastic Case • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.77 7 $96.39
Carolinas Perfect Solution Frog, 4 to 5, Double Injection, Bulk Bag • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.46 10 $84.60

Materials cost

$396.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.70

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$472.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.41

Total project goal

$556.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $556.05

4 Donors

-$178.03

Donations toward project cost

-$151.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.70

Matching donations from our partners

-$378.01

Match offers toward project cost

-$321.31

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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