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Mr. Vizthum from Gardena CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Ancestors' DNA Roots

My students need 9 pieces of DNA analysis equipment such as conical tubes, saline solution, DNA models, evolution charts, and a DNA Replication and Transcription Set.

  • $875 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

I teach middle school math science and history for beginning ESL students. My students originate from all parts of the globe including Sudan, Peru, Mexico, Korea, and Japan. 80% of my students receive free or reduced lunches.

Students often see subjects such as history and science as unrelated. In the community where my students live they often do not see the practical application of scientific methods in the work force. Additionally, the rich diversity of cultures makes the idea of interconnectedness especially important.

Testing our mitochondrial DNA will allow my students to trace their haplogroups and trace their ancestors migrations out of Africa. We'll be able to find common ancestors between us and tell the history of the human race. Using the lab equipment (the conical tubes, saline solution, and kit) students will process their own DNA using the same process anthropologists and forensic experts use, giving students a real connection to science in the work force. The DNA models and evolution charts will be used to explain the processes of population shifts and explain how we can use DNA to determine common ancestors.

Your help will fund a project that connects science (through genetics), history, and math. Students will get training in DNA testing that is used by real scientists everyday. This project makes the vital concept of DNA tangible and gives my students the tools needed to access higher science subjects in high school. You will make it possible for my students to describe our common heritage as humans.

Mr. Vizthum
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The DNA Discovery Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $189.00 1 $189.00
Human Mitochondrial DNA Extraction Amplification and Electrophoresis Kit with E • Carolina Biological Supply Company $176.40 1 $176.40
Centrifuge Tube Conical Pyrex 15 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.73 20 $94.60
TUBES MICROCTRFG 1.5 ML PP ASR • Lab Safety Supply $28.70 1 $28.70
SLNTY CAL SLTN 30 G/L 230 ML H • Lab Safety Supply $15.60 1 $15.60
DNA Replication and Transcription Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $51.08 1 $51.08
POSTER - EVOLUTION • Sargent-Welch $8.33 1 $8.33
CHART: EVOLUTION • Sargent-Welch $9.23 1 $9.23
EVOLUTION GAME • Sargent-Welch $23.49 1 $23.49

Materials cost

$596.43

Vendor shipping charges

 $59.64

Sales tax

 $43.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$717.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.45

Total project goal

$874.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $874.71

11 Donors

-$874.71

Donations toward project cost

-$717.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$157.45

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