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Mr. Rifaat's classroom raised $279

Serious Scientists Search for Microbes in the Lab

My students need beakers, petri dishes, agar and inoculating tubes to collect and culture bacteria to explore microbial growth in the classroom and study reproduction.

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Mr. Rifaat PS 211
Bronx, NY Grades 6-8

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

You cannot study science without DOING science. My students are expected to understand the life cycle of bacteria. There is no better way for them to attain this understanding than to observe these processes happening. My students need laboratory equipment to study bacteria in an experiment.

My students are keen on doing hands on science.

They thrive in investigating problems with real-life implications. They are a diverse group; representing half a dozen nationalities and many are first or second generation immigrants. We are a public school serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade. As we are a community school, many of my students have one or more family members who also attend our school.

My Project

My students will be investigating where bacteria are present in the school. They will also be investigating the effects of temperature on reproductive rate of bacterial culture. Though we could learn about these two topics by reading selections from various text books, actually collecting, culturing, and observing these bacteria will give my students a much deeper and richer understanding of the content. In addition it will give them experience with real life science procedures, such as making hypotheses, collecting samples, recording data, and making careful observations.

The 21st century American citizen needs more than basic proficiency in reading, writing, and math.

We expect our students to be literate in science and technology. To meet this expectation my students need real and engaging scientific experiences. By allowing my students to conduct an investigation on the location of bacteria in a classroom setting and the rate of bacterial reproduction at different temperatures you will broaden their horizons and forever change the way they view their world.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

70 students impacted 17 donors
Mr. Rifaat PS 211 Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Bronx, NY View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

70 students impacted 17donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Beaker Griffin Heavy 250mL Pack12 • Sargent-Welch $62.96 1 $62.96
Flask Erlenmeyer Wide Mouth 250mL Pack12 • Sargent-Welch $48.96 1 $48.96
Petri Dish Cult/X-Plate Pack20 • Sargent-Welch $7.16 2 $14.32
Agar Bacto Powder Laboratory Grade 25G • Sargent-Welch $9.81 1 $9.81
Loop Inoculating Nichrome 8In • Sargent-Welch $3.92 16 $62.72

Materials cost

$198.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$236.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.78

Total project goal

$278.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $278.53

13 Donors

-$278.53

Donations toward project cost

-$236.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.78

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