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Mrs. Rudd from Pensacola, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Rudd's classroom raised $519

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My students need access to 2 new microscopes and a variety of prepared slides in the science lab. Currently our school does not have any microscopes; these would be used by about 120 fifth graders.

This project expired on December 1, 2013.

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Mrs. Rudd Scenic Heights Elementary School
Pensacola, FL Grades 3-5

My Students

Have you experienced the magic of looking through a microscope? My students have not. At the end of the school year, my fifth graders take a standardized science test. I need to make science come alive for my students. Microscopes are a step in the right direction.

I work in a Title 1 city school.

I teach an inclusion classroom, and have students with a wide range of talents and disabilities. I also teach English Language Learners (ELL). It is not unusual to have two to three languages spoken in my classroom. Our school received a C for our school grade, and one area that we need to make progress is in our fifth grade science scores. We have a makeshift science lab, and our school lacks equipment necessary for exciting scientific experimentation to occur. My students with special needs, my ELL's, and my academically gifted students would all benefit from using a microscope. In addition to my class, these microscopes would be used by 6 other fifth grade classrooms.

My Project

Currently, if my students want to look at the parts of a plant or animal cell they have to rely on a picture in a book. If they want to examine a part of a plant they have to use a plastic hand lens. Giving them the opportunity to look through a microscope will excite and engage my students. Instead of labeling a xerox copy of a cell, my students would see with their own eyes the parts of the cell. They could then sketch their own drawings, and the study of plant and animal cells goes from dull and boring to thrilling and exciting. As our world becomes more technical, my students need to be excited about science.

Our fifth grade science lab has a very limited budget.

Our school can not afford to spend money on microscopes. Having two microscopes in the science lab will create many exciting learning opportunities for our entire fifth grade. Viewing cells or invertebrates through the lens of a microscope will inspire my students to be good scientists. The majority of the students in my classroom have never even seen a microscope, and it is important they have this life enriching experience.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

120 students impacted 19 donors
Mrs. Rudd Scenic Heights Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Pensacola, FL View local requests

Nearly all 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

120 students impacted 19donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MICROSCOPE INCLINED TUBE ILLUM EA • Frey Scientific $148.50 2 $297.00
EXPL INVERTEBRATES SLIDE SET/5 • Frey Scientific $16.16 1 $16.16
EXPL COMMON THINGS SLIDE SET/5 • Frey Scientific $16.16 1 $16.16
EXPL PLANTS SLIDE SET/5 • Frey Scientific $16.16 1 $16.16
EXPL CELLS SLIDE SET/5 • Frey Scientific $16.16 1 $16.16

Materials cost

$361.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $43.40

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$440.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.73

Total project goal

$518.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $518.19

16 Donors

-$506.42

Donations toward project cost

-$431.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.46

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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