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Ms. Walker from Memphis, TN is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sustainability In The Making!!

My students need LED grow lights, PVC pipe, and zip-ties to help install the aquaponics system.

  • $726 goal

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My Students

As an educator, my goal is to provide as much access to opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom. Having real-world applications within reach is a great place to start. With an aquaponics system, the students will be able to connect abstract classroom content with tangible models to help inspire our students to understand the science that makes the universe go around. Most students that would benefit are of low socioeconomic status (all receive free lunch) and have not been exposed to in depth science, or nature outside of their classes.

CHS students appreciate having a knowledgeable teacher, but most lack the motivation to properly value education.

A number of our students do not have the parental or community support that stresses the importance of studying, making good grades, academically challenging themselves, post-secondary education, or the like. We want them to be engaged and challenged to build the confidence necessary to learn on their own. Teaching in a Title I school is both demanding and rewarding at the same time. With your support, I am positive these students will further develop as eco-friendly, sustainable, productive citizens and gain the motivation necessary to value education.

My Project

My Environmental Science students have been charged with developing a sustainable aquaponics system for the school. Aquaponics is a fairly new concept in with fish and plants are raised/grown using about 90% less water than traditional gardening/farming. The beauty of an Aquaponics system is the balance between the fish and the plants because they are in a symbiotic relationship with one another.

Our students have to research, design, and prototype an aquaponics system using the engineering by design process in small groups.

They have to present their research to a panel of teachers answering rigorous questions regarding the choices they made during the research phase of the project such as why they chose a particular type of fish to raise. Involving students in such a way gives them a different outlook on the human impact on Earth.

The students would benefit greatly from having living, breathing, and growing organisms at their fingertips. The system will be of their own creation, build, and maintenance. They will be conducting water quality tests, and adjusting the nutrient balance between the fish , water, and plants from the results of those tests. The students will also be able to consume and/or re-purpose what they grow. All in all the project is meant to teach the importance of sustainability, nutrient cycles, communicating ideas, drawing conclusions based on evidence, and scientific data collection in a fun and inclusive way.

Ms. Walker Craigmont High School Grades 9-12

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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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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK11538894T 17.0 Watts LED Grow Lamp Cylindrical Medium Bi-Pin G13 0 Lumens 4000K Bulb Color Temp. • Grainger $33.30 9 $299.70
TK11538893T 2 x 10 ft. PVC Pipe Pipe Schedule 40 White • Grainger $17.35 10 $173.50
TK11538909T 11.80L x 0.30W Standard Indoor or Outdoor Cable Tie Black Tensile Strength 119 lb. • Grainger $17.74 3 $53.22

Materials cost

$526.42

Vendor shipping charges

 $52.64

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$616.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.88

Total project goal

$725.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $725.84

4 Donors

-$640.21

Donations toward project cost

-$616.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$85.63

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