Project: Time to Bring this Lab to Life!
Resources Needed: aquarium supplies, dwarf frogs, guppies, water plants, water test kit, dissolved oxygen test kit
School Poverty Level: High
Location: Preston High School in Kingwood, WV
Total Cost: $379.07
Still Needed: $145.25 Completed!
Expires: Jul 02, 2013
Teacher's Comments from Ms. Murray:
My Students: Yogi Berra once said that you can observe a lot by just watching. After receiving a donated aquarium, my students and I are excited to see how much we can observe by watching. We are on a mission to create a thriving ecosystem in order to bring a little life in to our room and our labs.
At our school, we pride ourselves on the wide variety of available academic and vocational programs. Whether our kids families have lived on the same farm for generations or have just moved to the area, our goal is to provide each of our students a pathway for success. Our students are hard working, creative kids who love to get their hands dirty whether they are in chemistry or carpentry.
During the past year, we have gone from a shared lab space with broken and limited equipment to a new science complex stocked with amazing equipment provided in large part by Donors Choose and our amazing donors. These new resources have helped our biology, chemistry, and forensics programs come to life in a way that we never dreamed possible.
My Project: With the donation of an aquarium and stand by a local community member, we are hoping to put a little life back in the room. We are planning to create a planted tank that will house dwarf frogs and guppies. This tank will not only serve as a relaxing focal point, but also provide several new lab opportunities for my classes. The chemistry classes will be conducting water quality assessments including pH and dissolved oxygen while biology will be studying the genetics of guppy breeding, symbiosis between plants and animals in an ecosystem, and animal behavior. In addition, we will be using the elodea from the tank in our photosynthesis experiments.
Whether kids are 5 or 15, there is something magical about living things in the classroom. Plants and animals provide opportunities for caring, conversation, and curriculum in a way that few other methods can achieve. This project will allow me to literally bring my classroom to life.
COMPLETED!
Donations of ANY size can make a BIG difference!