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Mrs. Westphal from Astatula, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Owl Ate What?

My students need owl pellets and dissection kits to explore animal life cycles.

  • $265 goal

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My Students

Who wants to just read about animal life cycles when you can investigate and see a real hands-on examples? I remember the first time I had an opportunity to dissect an owl pellet. I thought it was the coolest thing ever! I want my students to have the same experience!

My class is made up of self-contained deaf and hard of hearing students.

My students range from third to fifth grade. Most of my students read at least one grade level below average. My students struggle with the text complexity of science textbooks so I need to make science as real and meaningful to them as possible. We are a public school in a suburban area of Florida.

My Project

By using the owl pellets and dissection kits, my class will team up with a general education class and work together with a partner to explore what the owls ate, by closely examining the contents of the pellets. They will then decide as a team what animal or animals they think the owl digested. They will then write and defend their hypothesis on why they think that is what the owl ate.

This project is important because it will provide my students a hands-on learning opportunity to make a connection to the real world.

It will also provide essential social skills as they partner with students in a general education setting.

Mrs. Westphal Astatula Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Astatula, FL View local requests

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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Owl Pellet Dissection Minikit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.94 30 $118.20
Large Owl Pellet • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.79 15 $56.85

Materials cost

$175.05

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$225.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.74

Total project goal

$264.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $264.92

3 Donors

-$132.46

Donations toward project cost

-$112.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.87

match offer

-$132.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$112.59

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.87

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 $0.00

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