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Completed: Hidden Worlds- Up Close and Personal

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"Dear Donor,

I am an 11th grade advanced Biology Teacher at City Arts and Technology High school in the Ingleside district of San Francisco. My school is a start up school and does not have many basic lab supplies. In fact I only have one microscope available for all my students to use.

Dur... " MORE

"Dear Donor,

I am an 11th grade advanced Biology Teacher at City Arts and Technology High school in the Ingleside district of San Francisco. My school is a start up school and does not have many basic lab supplies. In fact I only have one microscope available for all my students to use.

During the 2006-2007 school year my class did dozens of labs ranging from testing alcohol's affect on fruit flies to genetically modifying bacteria with a jellyfish gene that caused the bacteria to glow green when exposed to UV light. Despite these exciting labs the one area I was not able to give my students exposure to seeing organisms under a microscope since I do not have the microscopes available. Having a videoflex scope would allow me to project an image under my microscope to the whole class thus accomplishing a major goal of mine. I remember so fondly my labs in high school and college where I was able to see the invisible and I look forward to sharing similar experiences with my students.

I thank you for your time and consideration and sincerely hope you can help make my classroom more effective by taking a single microscope and turning it into a class wide tool for learning.

A video microscope to bring the microscopic world alive for my students. The cost of this proposal is $744, which includes shipping for any materials requested and fulfillment ?."

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Mr. J. sent this note after the project was fully funded:

Oct 24, 2007
Dear Peter Langley, Derick, Michele, Oliver, Dawn and Marty and Marsha, 
The timing of your donation is incredible. We are starting a month and a half microbiology unit this week. Students are taking samples around San Francisco and analyzing the microorganisms they find to inform the public in an exhibition on December 4th.

The teaching scope will specifically allow students an incredible aid to teach each other as well as the public. This is in addition of course to all the ways I outlined in my proposal. Thank you so much. It truly will make a difference in what happens in my classroom.

Sincerely,
KC J

On Mar 7, 2008, Mr. J. followed this note with student letters sent via mail to the donor who completed this project, and to donors who gave $100 or more.

Live Updates
Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
Aditi S. (staff member) on May 9, 2007
Verified the cost of the requested technology and posted this project.
Aditi S. (staff member) on May 9, 2007
Derick from San Francisco, CA gave on May 9, 2007
Michele from San Francisco, CA gave in support of Aetiology 2007 challenge-ology on Oct 1, 2007
Dawn from Mountain Lakes, NJ gave in support of Aetiology 2007 challenge-ology on Oct 8, 2007
Marty and Marsha from South Charleston, WV gave in support of Gene Expression Mo Money on Oct 16, 2007
Oliver from Pleasanton, CA gave in support of Aetiology 2007 challenge-ology on Oct 20, 2007
Peter Langley from Peotone, IL gave in support of Aetiology 2007 challenge-ology on Oct 23, 2007
Project fully funded!
Happy news on Oct 23, 2007
Teacher MailThank You Letter posted!
The teacher Mr. J. on Oct 24, 2007
Purchased the technology for Mr. J.'s classroom and notified the school principal of delivery.
Laura L. (staff member) on Oct 25, 2007
Packaged the thank-you letters written by Mr. J.'s students and sent them on to the eligible donor(s).
Sharukh T. (staff member) on Mar 14, 2008
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