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Mrs. Allard's STEAM Lab from San Diego, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Matter Masters - A Wormy Exploration

My students need materials for a small and large scale composting system.

  • $446 goal

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We want to WORM our way into becoming ecologically aware citizens. I am a K-5 science teacher at an elementary school. All classrooms at our school come to visit the science lab once a week for science enrichment and hands-on science learning. Our school serves a diverse population of students: neighborhood children, a large number of military families, and students who travel from lower socioeconomic areas of the city to attend our school.

Our science lab is striving to make students aware of our environmental impact on earth. Students will be studying the process of decomposition. We will also be studying lifecycles, habitats, and the roll of decomposers in the ecosystem. This has been a very slow-moving project, as we have little funding for more than the bare-bones supplies to regular classroom teachers. The science lab is need of updated and more engaging equipment and hands-on materials. The worm composting activity is fairly low-cost, easy to maintain, and provides meaningful learning opportunities for multiple grade levels and our school community.

In order to get our project started, we need materials for one small-scale worm composting bin for the classroom and one large-scale worm composting bin that can be contributed to by the students from their lunch leftovers.

Your help will ensure that students will develop awareness of the impact of humans on the environment.

Mrs. Allard's STEAM Lab Vista Grande Elementary School Grades 3-5

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More than a third 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SCHOOLYARD GOURMET COMPOSTER • Carolina Biological Supply Company $117.95 1 $117.95
CLASSROOM WORM COMPOSTER KIT • Carolina Biological Supply Company $99.50 1 $99.50
L399B-MAGIC WORM FOOD 24OZ. • Carolina Biological Supply Company $7.00 2 $14.00
L399E-MAGIC WORM BEDDING-25LB • Carolina Biological Supply Company $29.75 2 $59.50

Materials cost

$290.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.10

Sales tax

 $21.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$365.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.12

Total project goal

$445.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $445.12

1 Donor

-$365.00

Donations toward project cost

-$365.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$80.12

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 $0.00

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