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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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Healthy Water for Our Fish Tanks

Help me give my students access to lead-free water for our fish tanks!

  • $239 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 money 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.

Our water has significant concentrations of lead, making it non-potable, and also unhealthy for the animals. This filter will provide a safe water source!

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 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
APEC Water Systems ROES-50 Essence Series Top Tier 5-Stage Certified Ultra Safe Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System • Amazon Business $169.95 1 $169.95

Materials cost

$169.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$202.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.74

Total project goal

$238.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$238.24

4 Donors

-$208.83

Donations toward project cost

-$177.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.32

match offer

-$29.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$24.99

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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