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Mrs. Uthe from Phoenix, AZ is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comparison Microscope

Help me give my students a comparison microscope to use to help solve our class crime scenes accurately!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Uthe's classroom raised $2,520

This project is fully funded

My Project

Students in Forensic Science learn to solve crime cases using the physical evidence they are able to find at the crime scene. We set up a crime at the beginning of every unit and as the students learn about the new evidence they also apply it to solving the crime at hand.

Learning how to analyze physical evidence accurately is very important.

Being able to use a Comparison Microscope to determine if the students have a match for crime scene evidence and suspect evidence is extremely important.

Using the Comparison Microscope will give students a more realistic approach to crime scene solving because that is what is used in the Crime Labs.

Mrs. Uthe Barry Goldwater High School 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.

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More than a third 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

140 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Swift M3-F Forensic Comparison Microscope • Carolina Biological Supply Company $1,943.10 1 $1,943.10

Materials cost

$1,943.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $138.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,141.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$377.86

Total project goal

$2,519.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,519.04

1 Donor

-$2,519.04

Donations toward project cost

-$2,141.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$377.86

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