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

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Building a Positive Classroom!

Help me give my students the basics of what they need for their classroom and a new lab we can do to get them excited about chemistry and science in general! They need Flame Test Kits, tape, trash cans, and hand wash.

$334 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

How to describe my students? They are the reason I wake up every day! I teach in Salinas, California. Most of my students' families work in the agriculture fields and are eligible for the free lunch program. Despite the hardships in their lives, my kids come in my classroom eager to learn. They might come in having a bad day, but they still give it their all. This inspires me to give them my all every day and pushes me to continue to grow as a person and a teacher.

My Project

I am at a new school and need some basic stuff to help keep a positive, clean environment for my students. Along with being at a new school, I am teaching a new curriculum, and I love to do labs and activities with my kids! So my list includes hand soap and a cool flame test lab!

The flame test lab will allow my students to play with fire, and who doesn't like to do that!?

I know labs are what makes science fun, so I try to incorporate labs weekly. Over the years I have collected materials for labs that I do, but now that I am teaching a new curriculum, I need labs that go along with the standards. Please help me keep my class fun and interesting by supporting my project.

Ms. Lopez

Grades 9-12

Rancho San Juan High School

Salinas, CA

California

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will reach 150 students.

4 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Flame Test Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $55.80 3 $167.40

Staples Invisible Tape, 3/4" x 1,296", 12/Pack (52380P12) • Staples Advantage $17.99 1 $17.99

Coastwide Professional Indoor Trash Can Without Lid, Black Soft Molded Plastic, 7 Gallon (CW56429) • Staples Advantage $7.79 2 $15.58

Method Gel Hand Wash, Cucumber, 12 oz • Staples Advantage $4.29 3 $12.87

Materials cost			$213.84
Vendor shipping charges			$16.74
Sales tax			$19.57
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.21
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$283.36
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$50.00
Total project goal			$333.36
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$333.36
3 Donors			-$167.00
Donations toward project cost			-$141.95
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$25.05
match offer			-$166.36
Match offer toward project cost			-$141.41
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$24.95
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Building a Positive Classroom!

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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This teacher needs your help!

Building a Positive Classroom!

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Give this project a boost!

My Students

My Project

Equity Focus

Boost your odds

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

Support your local school!

Project Activity

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Supporting teachers and students since 2000

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Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
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