Teacher: Liz Bogers

School: Carlson Elementary

District: Clear Creek

District Website: https://www.ccsdre1.org/

School Address: 320 Chicago Creek Rd, Idaho Springs, CO 80452

Grade Level: 1st grade

Region: Central Mountains

Project Title: Green House

Category: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Amount Requested: $930

Project Description:
Carlson Elementary recently moved to a new building in Idaho Springs, Colorado, which includes a beautiful but currently empty greenhouse. The project aims to fill this greenhouse with shelves, planters, and other gardening tools to enable students to engage in hands-on learning experiences related to plant growth. Various grades will participate, with lessons ranging from growing potatoes to dissecting plants and studying their structures under a microscope. With your help, we can fill this room with everything needed to grow plants and give students an exciting, interactive learning experience.

Proposal:
This project will:

• Create a space for all teachers and students to use the greenhouse.
• Teach students how to grow plants, including propagating and taking them home.
• Involve various grade levels with different projects related to plant biology and agriculture.

Budget Breakdown:

• 4 Potato Growing Bags with Flap ($18.99)
• 25 Plant Nursery Pots with Humidity Dome ($14.99)
• Solar Panel Fan Kit ($25.99)
• 2 Storage Shelves with 20 Hooks ($117 x 2)
• 2 Raised Garden Beds on Wheels ($109 x 2)
• Planter Box for Tomatoes with Trellis on Wheels ($29.99)
• Plant Caddy with Wheels ($22.99)
• 5-Tier Raised Garden Planter on Wheels ($99.99)
• Green Leaf Trellis ($25.99)
• 20-inch Whiskey Barrel Planter ($39.99)
• White Bird of Paradise in Deco Planter ($79.00)
• 4-Step Ladder ($59.99)
• 2 Rolling File Carts for Storage ($55.99)
  
  Total: $925.90

Photos:

Greenhouse Space
Additional Views of the Greenhouse