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Mrs. Swilley from Kiln, MS is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Wild!

Help me give my students a tank with potting soil and carnivorous plants to create a biome habit. An identification book for wildflowers and insect labels and mounting boxes to display our specimens.

  • $272 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My students live in an area of the highest poverty. Many come from single-parent​ families and some are even helping to raise their own siblings. More than 70% of the students at our school receive free or reduced-price lunch. A lot of times students are unable to buy their own school supplies.

Our students are smart and willing to learn, but because they lack resources, it is not always easy for them to focus just on learning.

I encourage hands-on projects because the students don't always realize they are learning if they are having fun! I always encourage them to have the "I can" attitude and not to let anything stand in the way of their success.

My Project

My students are very inquisitive when it comes to the Carnivorous plants! We will use the tank and soil to create a biome with the carnivorous plants. We will plant and watch the growing process while studying the habit of a biome. The wildflower book will be used to identify other specimens that may live in our biome. The insect labels will be used along with the display boxes to present our pollinator specimens.

Our classroom will come alive with our hungry eating plants!

The students will learn how to plant and care for these special plants and see how they contribute to the biome.

Mrs. Swilley
Grades 9-12
    Nearly all 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

    This project will reach 180 students.

    6 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Deluxe All-Glass Aquarium - 10 Gallon • Nasco $49.95 1 $49.95
CARNIVOROUS PLANT SET LIVING SET 5 • Ward's Science $39.06 1 $39.06
RIKER MOUNT 20 CM X 30 CM X 5CM • Ward's Science $19.19 2 $38.38
16-Quart Bag of Jiffy-Mix Seed Starting Soil • Nasco $22.75 1 $22.75
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Wildflowers of North America • Nasco $19.95 1 $19.95
BLANK INSECT LABELS PK 1000 • Ward's Science $6.59 1 $6.59

Materials cost

$176.68

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.26

Sales tax

 $12.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$230.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.76

Total project goal

$271.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $271.72

5 Donors

-$246.19

Donations toward project cost

-$209.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.48

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.53

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 $0.00

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