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Ms. Felder from Magnolia MS is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Inner Space - What a Trip!

My project needs an assortment of prepared microscope slides.

  • $275 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

I teach science to junior high students in a rural district in southwest Mississippi. The majority of my students are from low income households that afford little exposure to life beyond their own rural setting.

I want my students to know that there is more to the world than what they see everyday: in fact, there is more to the world than what they CAN see with their naked eyes! I want to bring this world of "inner space" alive for my kids as we study the biological world around us. Budget restraints in my low-income district prevent me from getting the supplies I need to accomplish this.

What my project needs is a variety of generic prepared slides for viewing under the microscope. Having a classroom set of prepared slides will allow me to show my students the hidden world that only the microscope can reveal. By having the slides sets already prepared, I save the expense of purchasing individual blank slides for each of my 100+ students and don't have to place the student in the embarrassing position of being unable to provide these supplies from their limited family budget. Commercially prepared slides are clear, high-quality, and reusable year after year.

Seeing is believing, and nothing can compare with the wonder visible in a child's eye the first time they actually get to see what a bacterium looks like, or see a real red blood cell like the ones flowing through their veins. This experience is memorable to a child, and brings home the point that there is a world out there that any and all can explore! I strive to instill in my students that their way out of a low-income future is education. Your generous assistance toward attaining that goal will benefit my kids now, and the ones to come in the future. Thank you in advance for your consideration of my project.

Ms. Felder
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Prepared Slides - Pollen and Spores, Textiles, Starch Set • Delta Education $39.95 1 $39.95
Prepared Plant and Animal Slides • Delta Education $13.95 1 $13.95
Prepared Slides - Microorganisms, Sea Life, Blood Set • Delta Education $39.95 1 $39.95
Prepared Slides - Animals, Plants, Insects Set • Delta Education $39.95 1 $39.95
Prepared Slides - Plankton, Bacteria, Tiny Creatures Set • Delta Education $39.95 1 $39.95

Materials cost

$173.75

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.38

Sales tax

 $12.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$225.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.39

Total project goal

$274.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $274.39

4 Donors

-$264.71

Donations toward project cost

-$225.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.68

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 $0.00

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