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Mrs. Tuke from Washington, DC is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Tuke's classroom raised $1,138

Interactive Biology: Using Tech for Student Achievement

My students need a LCD projector.

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Mrs. Tuke Dunbar High School
Washington, DC Grades 9-12

I teach Biology I and Biology II at a Washington, DC public high school. This school serves a high-need community and has a high concentration of special education students. All my students would benefit greatly from better visuals of biological concepts, as many of them read far below grade-level and struggle to access information from the textbook. Biology I introduces basic biological concepts, scientific theories, and methods. I would love the opportunity to take advantage of technological resources that would further their understanding of the content and allow them to see biology in real-world scenarios. In Biology II, I extend their understanding of the world and life, focusing on biochemistry. I often tell my students, “In this class, we do not just learn science, we DO science.” However, with limited resources, this is challenging. A projector would allow my students to engage in experimentation.

My students love quirky facts and questions. For example, one student asked me, “Is the five second rule really true?” My students were so excited to figure it out and to explore a question that they have experienced. As a teacher, I was thrilled to have their attention and thinking that I can use this question to teach them about bacteria. However, with no supplies and very limited resources, a hands-on investigation is impossible. My options… I could explain it or they could read an article. But, in their eyes, I quickly sucked all the fun out of the exploration. Trying to figure out how to teach this, I found a video from the Food Networks Food Detective. In an episode, he explores the five-second rule, using the scientific method. What a great way to answer our question, reinforce the scientific method, and introduce bacteria! Daily, I face similar situations. I have so many “that would be so awesome if…,” “wouldn’t it be great if…,” and “I would love to if,” situations. These statements are finished “if only I had a projector.”

I have collected incredible resources such as PBS podcasts, blogs, and You Tube videos that would capture my students’ interest. These resources speak to my tech-savvy students in a way that an article or a book can not. I would love a LCD projector to use these resources to introduce lessons and engage my students. Furthermore, I buy all my lab resources, which limits our classroom investigation. The labs we do are simple and do not challenge my students’ critical thinking. I would love for them to be able to investigate questions like how drugs affect brain activity through virtual labs. The ability to do virtual labs would allow my students to complete experiments that are too dangerous and too expensive to complete otherwise. They would take my students understanding from a level of comprehension to a level of evaluation and application. A LCD projector would allow me to demonstrate these labs and initially guide my students through them. Finally, a LCD projector would allow my students to access resources that show them everyday science. I know that as we encounter everyday science in the classroom, students will develop the ability to investigate everyday science in their lives.

Your help will invest my students in the biology content. Your contribution will take students beyond comprehension of the concepts to evaluation and application. And most importantly, you will make it possible for my students to extend biology beyond the walls of our classroom. I am excited to think that my students will gain the skills of a scientist, a deep understanding of biological sciences, and a questioning mind that investigates science in their own community.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

180 students impacted 5 donors
Mrs. Tuke Dunbar High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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

180 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CP-X253 LCD Projector • SchoolOutfitters.com $774.99 1 $774.99

Materials cost

$774.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $77.50

Sales tax

 $44.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$933.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$204.80

Total project goal

$1,137.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,137.80

4 Donors

-$1,097.65

Donations toward project cost

-$933.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$164.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.15

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