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Mr. Pond, M.Ed. from Plant City, FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nature's Natural Nutrition: Locusts In Things Fall Apart

My students need real specimens of locusts (grasshoppers), spiders, lighted pocket microscopes, loupe magnifiers, and stand magnifiers.

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My Students

Our school community contains a diverse array of students whose backgrounds and needs are as unique as the families and cultures that proudly support them. We are a school community that is extremely rich in pride, strong in support, and full of a passion to succeed.

As our school community continues to become more diverse, our classroom continues to be a place where a high degree of emphasis is placed on developing the capabilities to support the academic, social-emotional, and familial needs of all students so that engaging, innovative, and relevant learning takes place.

Each year, I am so proud of the maturity that my students develop when it comes to their learning and personal growth as young adults. It is truly a passion of mine to offer the supplies, resources, and technology that will allow my students to gain the knowledge, as well as practice the skills, needed for success in their future college and career journeys.

I remain thankful for the support of citizen donors as well as corporate sponsors/foundations who continue to impact our classroom and transform it in inspiring ways!

My Project

Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" captures the saga of the Igbo people of Nigeria and the detrimental impact of British colonialism. Within the novel, there is an integration of the natural world such as locusts that act as a symbolic element of the trials and tribulations of the Igbo people as colonial elements "descend and swarm" upon their world. The exploration and integration of the natural world within the novel serves to further deepen the themes found within "Things Fall Apart" and having these locusts and spider specimens will allow us to integrate scientific elements into our English Language Arts class in an engaging and unique manner.

"For although locusts had not visited Umuofia for many years, everybody knew by instinct that they were very good to eat ("Things Fall Apart").

Exploring the representation and meaning of the locusts within the novel will be further enhanced with the availability of the "Lifecycle a Locust" specimen/artifacts and the various magnifying tools such as the pocket microscope, loupe magnifier, and stand magnifier. Students will sketch the locusts as they study the specimens and research the "why" of their nutritional value. The spider artifacts/specimens will allow us to also make the connection between W. African proverbs, of which spiders play a large role, and their appearance in "Things Fall Apart". It will be a practice in perspective-taking because although my students will initially view locusts and spiders as creepy, crawly things, they will understand the nutritional value of the locusts and the symbolic value of both the locusts and the spiders. The power of tangible items to connect students to a text as important as Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" will be invaluable to have in our classroom and I sincerely appreciate your support in bringing them into our classroom environment.

Mr. Pond, M.Ed. Durant High School Grades 9-12

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lifecycle of a Locust（Grasshoppeer） Paperweights Specimen for Science Education Paperweight for book for office for desk • Amazon Business $26.77 8 $214.16
Carson MicroBrite Plus 60x-120x Power LED Lighted Pocket Microscope (MM-300) • Amazon Business $11.69 6 $70.14
Carson LumiLoupe Plus 11.5X Power Stand Loupe Magnifier with Dual Lens Focusing System • Amazon Business $6.49 6 $38.94
Carson LumiLoupe 10X Power Stand Magnifier (LL-10) • Amazon Business $4.99 6 $29.94
Golden Orb-Web Spider Paperweight (1 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 1 1/8") • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Spider Paperweight Specimen Paperweight for Science Education for book for office for desk • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$380.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$415.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.39

Total project goal

$489.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $489.25

3 Donors

-$480.19

Donations toward project cost

-$409.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.13

match offer

-$8.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$6.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.20

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.06

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 $0.00

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