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Junior Scientists Directing Documentaries

My students need live frog eggs, a 20-gallon tank for hatching the eggs, a digital camera with video recording capabilities, and a memory card for the camera.

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My Students

There is nothing more exciting to young scientists than watching frogs develop from eggs! Except maybe sharing the experience with others. What a great way for young scientists to learn first hand about animal life cycles and keep the arts alive as they document the scientific journey.

My students are young and inquisitive, and benefit from hands-on experiences.

In our Title 1 public school in Brooklyn we have students at all academic levels, English Language Learners, gifted and talented students, and children with special needs. All of them however, are eager to learn and would love to enhance their science content knowledge with technology by becoming real live "Science Reporters.

My Project

We would like to record, edit and produce our first very own documentary on the life cycle of the frog. This would be a wonderful opportunity for students to proceed through the steps of scientific inquiry, meet the reading, writing, speaking and listening Content Core Learning Standards, and be super creative. We will then use the classroom computers to create a documentary with real live student reporters to share with the school community.

Despite living in a community with relatively easy access to multiple ecosystems, we are not always able to observe a specific species up close.

Donations to our project will enable my students to have a real-world, hands-on, up close and personal learning experience that will not only engage them but teach them new content as well.

Ms. McGinty PS 193 Gil Hodges Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY 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

230 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BIO-Wheel Aquarium Kits, 20 gal • Carolina Biological Supply Company $153.66 1 $153.66
Nikon - Coolpix S3500 20.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Silver • Best Buy for Business $98.51 1 $98.51
Frog Eggs, Living, Unit 100-150 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $25.41 2 $50.82
Samsung Standard MB-MSAGB - flash memory card - 16 GB - microSDHC • Best Buy for Business $15.17 1 $15.17

Materials cost

$318.16

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.45

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$385.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.01

Total project goal

$453.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $453.39

3 Donors

-$184.69

Donations toward project cost

-$175.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$246.69

Match offers toward project cost

-$209.69

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.00

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 $0.00

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