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Mrs. Cooney from Clifton CO is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's Time to PIG Out!

My students need 30 fetal pigs for group dissection in order to study anatomy and body systems.

  • $535 goal

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"What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing." --Aristotle I think that being a 7th grade science teacher can be one of the most exciting jobs there is. Students at my school have seen science come alive when teachers allow them to get involved with what they are learning. It is amazing to see the excitement in their eyes when they understand or when they see something that they have never seen before. My students can truly learn when they are able to be involved and completely engaged in their subject.

Unfortunately, these opportunities are limited because funds in our district have been cut. No longer is there money available to purchase the supplies needed for these types of engaging labs.

One such lab that my students learn so much from each year is the fetal pig dissection. Each year we study human anatomy and body systems. Students love this unit because they can relate to it and learn about themselves. But the one thing that finally makes it come alive for them is the dissection! They can finally see what it is that they have read about... and not just see it in a book, but see it in real life, while making connections between other parts nearby. It is amazing to see the growth and during the dissections each year. They all look like little doctors, making sure that each incision is perfectly placed and each organ identified correctly.

Without your support, my students may not have to opportunity to be a part of this important experience. This is literally their only chance at a dissection like this, because at the high school dissections have been mostly eliminated for the curriculum. Please help keep this experience alive for my students. Thank you for taking the time to read my request. I hope to hear from you soon!

Mrs. Cooney
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FETAL PIG 7-11IN SGL PK10/PAIL • Sargent-Welch $125.10 3 $375.30

Materials cost

$375.30

Vendor shipping charges

 $37.53

Sales tax

 $10.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$438.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.22

Total project goal

$534.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $534.56

10 Donors

-$522.94

Donations toward project cost

-$438.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.62

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