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

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BioBuilders: Young Scientists in Action Science Comes Alive!

Help me give my students hands-on biology lab kits and equipment that will bring science to life and deepen their understanding of key concepts through real-world, engaging experiments!

  • $878 goal

This project expired on September 5, 2025.

This project expired on September 5, 2025.

My Project

My high school students are naturally curious and eager to connect what they learn in class to the real world. They ask thoughtful questions, love tackling challenges, and thrive when they're given the chance to explore science beyond the textbook.

These dissection sets, curriculum mastery games, lab kits, and biology resources will give them the hands-on experience they need to truly understand complex topics like cell structure, genetics, ecology, and human anatomy.

Rather than just reading about a concept, students will get to observe, experiment, and discover it for themselves!!

Hands-on learning helps make abstract ideas concrete—it engages more of their senses and allows all types of learners to shine. These resources will make our biology classroom more interactive, exciting, and memorable, giving students the tools to think and work like real scientists.

Ms. Yuan Sava - Sim Center Grades 9-12

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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.

Sacramento, 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

230 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Student Classroom Dissection Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $186.75 1 $186.75
Curriculum Mastery Games for High School Science Class-Pack Edition Biology Game • Carolina Biological Supply Company $136.17 1 $136.17
Cladograms and Evolution Kit Voucher • Carolina Biological Supply Company $88.20 1 $88.20
Evolution in Real Time: Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance 1-Station Kit (with voucher) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $67.95 1 $67.95
Animal Diversity Set for AP Biology • Carolina Biological Supply Company $64.80 1 $64.80
Population Genetics and Evolution Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $27.45 1 $27.45
Carson-Dellosa The 100+ Series Biology Book • Quill.com $8.81 1 $8.81

Materials cost

$580.13

Vendor shipping charges

 $74.27

Sales tax

 $53.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$746.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$131.68

Total project goal

$877.86

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