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Mrs. Iacuone from Laurens, SC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What's in the Soil?

My students need 6 Sieve Sets and 6 Soil Sampling Tubes to collect soil samples to test for soil quality in their community.

  • $587 goal

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My Students

Do you remember being in the woods and playing in the dirt? My students do not do this anymore. Please help me make students environmentally aware and apply their science skills as we test soil samples from various locations around the county for pH and phosphates in the soil samples they collect.

We are a small public school district in rural South Carolina.

All of the textile businesses have left the area and my students struggle for opportunities to enrich their learning outside of the school building. Many of my students do not leave the area other than to go to school due to financial reasons. However, my students love to learn, once they have the opportunity to "see" or "do" something they will run with the idea and therefore their education and learning continues to more forward.

My Project

I would love for you to help provide the students with an opportunity to test soil around the school and also at their homes. Students will be able to check out the materials to take them home to gather soil samples and separate the soil by size to determine what type of soil is around their home. By doing this, students will be able to determine what types of animals and plants would best be suited at their home and students will bring their samples to school to perform tests such as pH to determine soil quality. By comparing different soils from around the county, students will be able to identify healthy areas, polluted areas and compare various soils to determine why some plants are in one part of the county as compared to the other. By having students take the materials home, they can also teacher their parents about the information, therefore making positive changes in the entire families life.

Please help me teach my students about the importance of healthy soil quality for present and future generations.

Children only value what we teach them to value and by providing equipment for soil testing we are showing them the importance of taking care of the environment for future.

Mrs. Iacuone Laurens District High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

350 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SCREEN SIEVES KIT EA • Frey Scientific, Inc. $36.95 6 $221.70
SOIL SAMPLING TUBE EA • Frey Scientific, Inc. $29.45 6 $176.70

Materials cost

$398.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $47.81

Sales tax

 $19.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$481.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.61

Total project goal

$586.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $586.72

1 Donor

-$96.00

Donations toward project cost

-$78.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.28

match offer

-$490.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$402.39

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.33

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