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Mrs. Alston from Chicago, IL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hatching STEM Minds Part 2

Help me give my students part 2 of the supplies needed to ensure a greater success rate with hatching our chicks in class.

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My Project

Since going to the March training for our April Embryology Project, I was advised of additional supplies needed to be purchased by the teacher. So I am requesting help with the last few items needed to ensure a greater hatch rate with our baby chicks. The heat lamp, candling light, digital and humidity thermometers, will increase the chances that more of our eggs will hatch into healthy baby chicks. Likewise, this ability to monitor the chicks as they grow will also allow the teacher to recognize and discuss with students the possibility of any of the chicks not developing appropriately to prepare students for the unknown. Below is a summary of our project.

What is more fascinating than seeing a fully developed baby chick emerge from an egg?

Just three weeks of incubation transforms a seemingly lifeless chicken egg into an active, living being.

This hands-on project is designed to give my students the opportunity to hatch chicks in our own classroom.

During the 21 day incubation period, students learn to prepare eggs, set up an incubator, record progress, turn eggs, and test eggs for fertility. This project aligns with Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core Standards.

Mrs. Alston Turner - Drew Language Academy Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chicago, IL 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brooder Lamp with Bulb • Carolina Biological Supply Company $64.40 1 $64.40
Brinsea Products Candling Lamp for Monitoring The Development of The Embryo within The Egg • Amazon Business $37.58 1 $37.58
2-Pack Mini Digital Hygrometer Thermometer Gauge with Probe LCD Display Temperature Fahrenheit Humidity Meter for Incubator Reptile Plant Terrarium Humidor Guitar Case • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
Incubator Thermometer • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.07 1 $11.07

Materials cost

$125.02

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$166.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.44

Total project goal

$196.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $196.29

4 Donors

-$196.29

Donations toward project cost

-$166.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.44

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