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Mrs. DeNay Smith from Windsor VA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Beautiful Butterflies

Help me give my students an opportunity to watch the butterfly life cycle in person. They can follow the cycle through the egg, larva, pupa and adult stage. They will have a house waiting for them to inhabit.

  • 1 donor
  • $226 still needed

expires Jul 10

  • 1 donor
  • $226 still needed
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My Project

The larva and butterfly houses will enable our students to see the metamorphosis of the butterfly from egg to adult. They will truly understand the life cycle. And when released the butterflies will have a ready made house waiting.

I want students to be excited about life cycles.

I want them to be excited as they watch new life hatch and form and grow.

My students are inquisitive and need experiences. They learn best by being involved in their learning. I can't think of a better way to teach them the life cycle.

Mrs. DeNay Smith
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Niteangel Natural Wooden Insect Hotel, Garden Insect House for Ladybugs, lacewings, Butterfly, Bee, Bug • Amazon Business $19.95 4 $79.80
Painted Lady Butterfly Larvae Mini Cup Set Living Pack of 3 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $17.64 2 $35.28

Materials cost

$115.08

Vendor shipping charges

 $49.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$196.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.72

Total project goal

$231.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $231.48

1 Donor

-$6.42

Donations toward project cost

-$5.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.96

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 $225.06

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