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Urban Kids Discover Butterflies!

My students need a butterfly life cycle kit, blank books to write their scientific observations, and a digital camera to photograph their experiences.

  • $283 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Do you remember what it was like to chase a butterfly for the first time? Did you ever pick up a caterpillar in the park? Many of my students have never been to the suburbs and are lucky if they have ever seen a butterfly flying past their bus stop. You can help change that!

My class is made up of third graders in a New York public school who go home to houses, apartments or shelters with little to no materials to succeed in school.

My students want to do well and want to learn as much as they can, but barely have the resources to do so. These are children who live in a very low-income community, with 100% of students receiving free lunch. Part of the third grade science curriculum is to learn about various life cycles, but these children rarely have the opportunity to complete hands-on activities. This project will give my students the opportunity for interactive learning when it comes to the butterfly life cycle.

My Project

In order for my students to truly understand what it is like for a caterpillar to grow into a butterfly, they need to see it first-hand. By obtaining the resources to grow their own butterflies from caterpillars (butterfly larva kit), and the materials to document this process (the camera and the blank books), this will be the opportunity of a lifetime. Many years from now, these children will think back to their experiences in third grade, and will no doubt remember the best science experiment they ever did!

Your donation will allow all 27 students in this class to experience the joy of watching their very own caterpillars grow into beautiful butterflies.

But not only will the students watch their insects grow, they will also have the opportunity to record the entire process, from beginning to end. The students will take their own pictures and include them in their blank books. By the end of the project, they will see how they've grown as students and scientists during this amazing experience.

Ms. Skiba PS 86 Kingbridge Heights Grades 3-5

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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Bronx, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

27 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Painted Lady Life Cycle BioKit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $104.45 1 $104.45
Vivitar ViviCam 5022 - digital camera • Best Buy $39.99 1 $39.99
BOOK BLANK 12 PAGES RECTANGLE PACK OF 12 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $16.14 2 $32.28

Materials cost

$176.72

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.67

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$240.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.36

Total project goal

$282.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $282.40

1 Donor

-$141.20

Donations toward project cost

-$120.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.18

match offer

-$141.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$120.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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