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Mrs. Moss from Baltimore, MD is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Oh No! Squids Out of the Water-What to Do?

Help me give my students an opportunity to solve a mystery and give them hands-on learning with a squid to dissect!

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My Students

My students like so many have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and continue to be affected by positive test results, quarantine and the strains of isolation. Students in my school district have been virtual learning since March 2020 without all the wonderful opportunities in person learning has to offer. We are back in person however still impacted by the effects of covid. I want to offer my students the opportunity to heal and prosper with exciting hands-on learning. I hope each learning experience offered in my classroom inspires them to reconnect with learning and drives their intrinsic motivation in order to take concepts, ideas and learning goals beyond my instruction.

With this project, students will have an opportunity to dissect a squid as a connection to their ELA curriculum; why do people explore the sea?

It will also set a model for students how to take care of school materials and provide advancement for learning.

My students are from Baltimore and are part of program focused on NEVER GIVING UP! I am inspired by them, their thoughtfulness and perseverance.

My Project

Students will be highly engage with our ELA Curriculum and essential question; Why do people explore the sea? Students will read The Giant Squid; is this sea monster is real. What is the story of this mythic creature? Why is it so hard to study? What secrets does it keep? Clyde Roper, ocean scientist and squid expert, has been seeking this secretive creature for decades. In the book, students will read how he and other researchers unravel its mysteries. This book and hand-ons lab will help to answer these questions, make connections and create engagement like no other.

Carolina's Young scientist squid kit will pique students' interest in animal anatomy with the squid—a fascinating invertebrate with peculiar structures that students can compare to higher- and lower-level animals.

Students will collaboratively work with a partner in order to support conversation and curiosity.

Mrs. Moss James McHenry Elementary Middle School 10 Grades 3-5

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

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Baltimore, MD 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

75 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolinas Young Scientist Squid Dissection Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.90 40 $396.00

Materials cost

$396.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$455.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.42

Total project goal

$536.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $536.12

8 Donors

-$430.70

Donations toward project cost

-$370.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$100.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.42

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 $0.00

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