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Ms. Valisa Mitchell from Dawson, GA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Ecosystem Works!!

Help me give my students kits to learn about ecosystems and regions of Georgia.

  • $324 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

We are studying ecosystems and animals on the 5 regions of Georgia in Science and Social Studies. My 4th graders will use the ecosystem kits to learn how organisms work together in different environments. My 3rd graders are studying the 5 regions of Geogia. They will make dioramas of animals and plants in the different regions of Geogia. I have learned over the years that children learn and remember they learned when they are exposed to hand-on kits. These kits will be used to help them remember the information needed to understand the standard.

Ms. Valisa Mitchell
HBCU Alum HBCU Alum Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Creativity for Kids Grow 'N Glow Terrarium Kit for Kids - Educational Science Kits Ages 6-8+, Kids Gifts for Boys and Girls, Craft and STEM Projects • Amazon Business $12.97 9 $116.73
16PCS Forest Animals Baby Figures, Woodland Creatures Figurines, Miniature Toys Cake Toppers Cupcake Toppers Birthday Gift for Kids • Amazon Business $21.99 4 $87.96
70pcs Mixed Model Trees, OrgMemory Ho Scale Bushes with Animals Figures, Plastic Trees for Projects 1.5-6 inch(4-16 cm), Model Train Scenery • Amazon Business $21.37 1 $21.37

Materials cost

$226.06

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$275.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.54

Total project goal

$323.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $323.59

5 Donors

-$191.94

Donations toward project cost

-$171.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.54

match offer

-$121.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$103.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.71

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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