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Ms. Kimzey from Richmond, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Binoculars for Budding Biologists

Help me give my students binoculars so that they can learn to be birders, biologists, and citizen scientists!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kimzey's classroom raised $348

This project is fully funded

My Project

My 3rd grade students are curious and excited about science and nature! Our school is in an area that is brimming with birds, and I'm hoping to use local birds and other animals to help my students learn important scientific practices and concepts in a way that is relevant to them.

A class set of binoculars will help my students to learn local birds and grow as biologists and citizen scientists.

I'm planning to use them to observe birds at our school campus, as well as take a special walking field trip to a local park. We will practice observation, identification, and gathering data as citizen scientists. I'm hoping it will be a memorable and engaging way for them to learn new skills and pay attention to the beautiful world around them.

Ms. Kimzey Mira Vista Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Richmond, CA View local requests

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

21 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
POLDR 8x21 Small Compact Lightweight Binoculars for Adults Kids Bird Watching Traveling Sightseeing.Mini Pocket Folding Binoculars for Concert Theater Opera • Amazon Business $19.98 12 $239.76

Materials cost

$239.76

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$21.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$295.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.11

Total project goal

$347.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$347.41

1 Donor

-$347.41

Donations toward project cost

-$295.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.11

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$0.00

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