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Ms. Marini from Flushing, NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nature is Nurturing

Help me give my students a unique opportunity to have nature be apart of their every day life within the classroom with an ant farm and aquarium.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Marini's classroom raised $235

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students will be able to have a once in a life time experience by watching bugs and insects grow and transform within the classroom setting.

With Nature growing and thriving within our classroom, my students will have a hands on experience to see how other living things can grow and thrive.

We will be able to watch and learn from these pets while using our scientific eye by taking notes and pictures and becoming experts on them.

With these experiences, we will be able to understand our natural world by observation.

Ms. Marini PS 201 Discovery School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Flushing, 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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Delta Education Giant Ant Farm, 10 x 15 Inches, Grades K to 6 • Frey Scientific $58.89 1 $58.89
Real Bug Dragonfly Life Cycle Specimen Blocks, Set of 4 with Storage Box • Frey Scientific $39.44 1 $39.44
Insect Lore Education Ladybug Land with Prepaid Voucher • Frey Scientific $37.39 1 $37.39
Nature's Aquaponic Combination Planter and Betta Fish Aquarium • Frey Scientific $13.49 1 $13.49

Materials cost

$149.21

Vendor shipping charges

$17.91

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$199.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.18

Total project goal

$234.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$234.54

2 Donors

-$117.27

Donations toward project cost

-$99.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.59

match offer

-$117.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$99.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.59

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$0.00

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