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Ms. Gillenwater from Boise ID is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Playground STEM Bird Project

Help me give my students have an opportunity to learn about bird's ecosystem in the schools back yard.

  • 4 donors
  • $612 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

These items will help in the aid of learning about the ecosystem of the birds in our school yard. These binoculars and bird guides will help students study in teams the environment for the birds and conduct science experiments.

The resources will be needed for the goal of the project through STEM Experiments and identifying different types of birds on the playground.

Research will be conducted by the students to determine the needs and ability to survive in different environments compared to our school playground. The research will lead to learning about what students can create for these types of birds on the playground. Then data will be taken to determine if this experiments are working.

What makes my students special is their ability to learn. They are Gifted and Talented Students that need higher level thinking skills. It is my desire for them to learn from these activities so they can make a difference in the future and develop an understanding of how to implement ideas with research and design.

Ms. Gillenwater
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Celestron UpClose G2 Porro Binoculars, 10 x 50 - Middle-High School - Adult - Water Resistant • School Specialty $23.98 10 $239.80
Sibley Birds West: Field Guide to Birds of Western North America • Amazon Business $12.89 15 $193.35

Materials cost

$433.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $23.98

Sales tax

 $26.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$519.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.74

Total project goal

$611.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $611.58

2 Donors

-$412.00

Donations toward project cost

-$382.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.25

match offer

-$161.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$137.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.19

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$38.29

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 $0.00

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