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Ms. Sims from Chicago, IL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Biology Breakout: Zoology With Technology

Help me give my students a Breakout EDU Kit and frog dissection kits to help promote collaboration, problem solving, and team building skills in science class.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sims's classroom raised $331

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students love learning about all things science. They are amazing! They are special because they care about each other and they help each other when needed.

Help me take my biology class to next level status by allowing my students to become engaged and challenged by using Breakout EDU kits while dissecting tree frogs and studying zoology.

I believe that using this combination of Breakout EDU and dissection will be transformative for my biology class. This will allow my students to work collaboratively, learn about the anatomy of a tree frog in comparison to other species, work under pressure, problem solve, become engaged learners, and use critical thinking skills.

This lesson combo will allow a student-centered class mixed with team building and fun for everyone where we mix ZOOLOGY with TECHNOLGY.

Ms. Sims Owen Scholastic Academy Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL 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

HBCU Alum 277 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Breakout EDU • AKJ Education $199.00 1 $199.00
Carolinas Young Scientist Frog Dissection Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.15 3 $36.45

Materials cost

$235.45

Vendor shipping charges

$11.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$280.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.58

Total project goal

$330.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$330.51

1 Donor

-$165.26

Donations toward project cost

-$140.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.79

match offer

-$165.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$140.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.79

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$0.00

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