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Mrs. Coates from Sandy UT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Fill Our Display Case!

My students need 5 models of cells and other microscopic organisms.

  • $542 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Our display case is NAKED! Next year I will be teaching 7th grade science, a course that is strictly focused on "life" sciences. My students are from an area of moderate poverty, and have little opportunity for hands-on science experiences. We have few microscopes to share and even fewer slides.

I have quickly realized that teenage students learn best if they can see and touch the thing they are learning about. But how can you show a single plant cell to 210 students? Or a DNA double helix? And where can you put all these so that students can see them all year?

I am asking for models of a DNA double helix, a virus, plant and animal cells, and an atom. I plan to pass these items around while teaching the concepts, but more importantly I want to fill my old display case with these models so that students can see them ALL year. I truly believe this is key to having students memorize important information.

Your donations will make it possible for my students to understand how microorganisms work, and to be able to recall and remember that information every time they pass our class display case.

Mrs. Coates
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
DNA Model Kit • Frey Scientific, Inc. $88.95 1 $88.95
Typical Plant Cell Model • Frey Scientific, Inc. $77.50 1 $77.50
Economy Animal Cell Model • Frey Scientific, Inc. $77.50 1 $77.50
Virus Foam Model • Frey Scientific, Inc. $71.00 1 $71.00
The Atom, Model • Frey Scientific, Inc. $75.00 1 $75.00

Materials cost

$389.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$444.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.46

Total project goal

$541.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $541.46

4 Donors

-$541.46

Donations toward project cost

-$444.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$97.46

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 $0.00

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