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Ms. Johnson from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make Science Come Alive for the Students at BEES!

My students need Jellyfish Art Education Package and other hands-on ecosystem resources for the classroom to help science come alive!

  • $624 goal

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My Students

My students are amazing and inspire me every day. I teach in the Brownsville-Ocean Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn, where the majority of students are at a significant socioeconomic disadvantage. We are a Title 1 school with 100% of our students receiving free lunch.

Our students are incredibly talented and resilient kids and despite the many obstacles they face, they show up each and every day, happy to have a safe and welcoming space to learn and grow.

With little access to green space or nature, our students are often learning about the environment through books and videos. Nonetheless, they are inquisitive and determined to learn as much as possible about how the world works.

My Project

Our students will use these resources for discovery-based learning about ecosystems. My goal is to move beyond textbooks and make science come alive by doing hands-on science labs. With your help, our students will be able to create a terrarium to learn about the different dynamics of ecosystems and create a memorable jelly-fish habitat as a long-term study project.

Your donation will help to light a fire in science and inspire future scientists!

In the words of Dr. Seuss, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not." Please help make a difference and make science come alive for our students at BEES.

Ms. Johnson Brooklyn Envir Exploration School Grades 6-8

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

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Johnson

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

35 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jellyfish Art Education Package • Nasco $374.00 1 $374.00
TerrAqua Column Classroom Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $48.15 1 $48.15
TerrAqua Column Demonstration Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $26.05 1 $26.05

Materials cost

$448.20

Vendor shipping charges

$44.82

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$529.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.48

Total project goal

$623.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$623.22

5 Donors

-$411.61

Donations toward project cost

-$349.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.74

match offer

-$211.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$179.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.74

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$0.00

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