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Ms. Leissner from Hillsborough, NC is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Whooo's Learning About Food Chains?

Help me give my students an unforgettable hands-on science experience as they dissect owl pellets.

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My Project

It can be difficult for students to really grasp how small changes in an environment can affect the amount of food available for animals, and the continuing functionality of the food chain of which that animal is a part. Students will get to dissect an owl pellet to draw connections between food chains and ecosystem challenges.

Hands-on real-life experiences make difficult learning experiences come alive!

This experience will show students how food chains work by dissecting the pellet to see what the owl's food source is. Students can then hypothesize about what could happen if the food sources didn't exist due to overpopulation or environmental pollution.

This activity is also a great opportunity for students to study skeleton structures of small rodents, related to their study of the human skeletal system.

Ms. Leissner Pathways Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

75 students impacted 23donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Owl Pellet Study Classroom Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $68.40 5 $342.00

Materials cost

$342.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $44.46

Sales tax

 $26.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$448.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.11

Total project goal

$527.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $527.38

21 Donors

-$447.87

Donations toward project cost

-$392.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.58

Matching donations from our partners

-$65.87

Match offers toward project cost

-$55.99

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.65

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 $0.00

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