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Mr. King from Flushing, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Invasive Species Research Project

My students need high quality texts and shovels to conduct invasive species research in Forest Park.

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My Students

We don't just teach students to learn at our school, we teach them to be scientists and to go out and explore their world. I want my students to have high quality experiences with high quality resources.

We are a NYC public school with public school needs.

My students come from many economic backgrounds. They are from many countries around the world and they are at different academic levels. We range from special education students to the very high functioning students. They attend an expeditionary learning school, where textbooks are rarely used and experiences and field work help students to build lasting connection with the subject matter. We believe in cross-curricular learning expeditions, where all subjects contribute to a common subject matter. In this way, we are utilizing more skills than just traditional pencil and paper abilities. This type of teaching necessitates great preparation on behalf of the teachers and greater attention on behalf of the students. Due to this intense and enriching environment, some students can feel challenged because we are pushing thinking and requiring higher order thinking skills in order to complete a task.

My Project

These reference books will help our students conduct research on local invasive and native species. These books will provide valuable information such as how invasive species affect our community and the environment. Students will immerse into a 2-month long intensive study of invasive species. Students will be scientists, conducting research in a local park. The shovels will be used by group to conduct experiments on invasive species to determine the best management practices to remove the invasive species from our community.

Your donation will help us teach about environmental systems and the impact people have on the environment.

Eventually, your donation could potentially help us devise a plan that we can submit to the Parks Department to better manage invasive species in other parks.

Mr. King Metropolitan Exped Learning 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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Flushing, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fiskars Big Grip Transplanter (70746935J). • Amazon $7.97 27 $215.19
American Perceptions of Immigrant and Invasive Species: Strangers on the Land • Amazon $45.53 1 $45.53
Invasive Plants: Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species • Amazon $29.14 1 $29.14
The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants • Amazon $19.00 1 $19.00
Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast: A Field Guide • Amazon $18.76 1 $18.76
Invasive Plant Medicine: The Ecological Benefits and Healing Abilities of Invasives • Amazon $15.93 1 $15.93
Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know® • Amazon $12.95 1 $12.95
Eating Aliens: One Man's Adventures Hunting Invasive Animal Species • Amazon $12.46 1 $12.46
Hunt, Gather, Cook: Finding the Forgotten Feast • Amazon $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$378.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$414.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.17

Total project goal

$487.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $487.80

6 Donors

-$239.49

Donations toward project cost

-$207.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.17

match offer

-$243.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$207.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

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 $0.00

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