My wonderful students are second graders. We are lucky to have a beautiful country school with a garden and a big field with a track for running. There are nine classrooms: we have transitional kindergarten class through sixth grade and a RSP program.
Our school is small and invested in each student's success.I feel very lucky to be part of the West Side team.
We have a fantastic group of students (I don't claim to be impartial), supportive parents, a dynamic staff, and two rather cute kittens that patrol the campus.
My Project
My students need a microscope for outdoor classroom science investigation in the garden. Our campus includes a garden where budding scientists search for bugs, observe pollinators, plant seeds, and experiment with soil.
Crushing eggshells with mortar and pestle is one way to practice eye-hand coordination and improve dexterity.
The crushed egg shells are utilized as fertilizer for the rose bushes which brings about the concept of feeding our garden as our garden feeds us. Also needed: A few nature-based puzzles and games for rainy days. While some of these things will be housed in second grade, some will live in the garden shed so that all students may use them with appropriate supervision.
AmScope M150C-I 40X-1000X All-Metal Optical Glass Lenses Cordless LED Student Biological Compound Microscope
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$87.00
1
$87.00
Gosky Microscope 40x-1000x Optical Glass Lenses LED Student Biological Compound Microscope with 16x Eyepiece Smartphone Digiscoping Adapter - All Metal Framwork
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$85.99
1
$85.99
Salamanders of the Southeast (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Ser.)
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$26.95
1
$26.95
Bug Bingo (Magma for Laurence King)
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$24.23
1
$24.23
Porcelain Mortar & Pestle, Glazed, 2.5", 60 mm, Karter Scientific 213Y6
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$5.74
4
$22.96
AmScope PS25W Prepared Microscope Slide Set for Basic Biological Science Education, 25 Slides, Includes Fitted Wooden Case
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$21.99
1
$21.99
Exo Terra Faunarium, Mini
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$7.53
2
$15.06
California Bingo Game
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$14.99
1
$14.99
Bird Bingo
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$13.93
1
$13.93
Educational Trivia Card Game - Professor Noggin's Earth Science
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$11.09
1
$11.09
Professor Noggin's Wonders of Science - A Educational Trivia Based Card Game For Kids
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$10.99
1
$10.99
Professor Noggin's Insects and Spiders - A Educational Trivia Based Card Game For Kids - Features 30 Illustrated Cards and a 3-Number Die (Ages 7+)
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$9.97
1
$9.97
Professor Noggin's Reptiles and Amphibians - A Educational Trivia Based Card Game For Kids
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$9.93
1
$9.93
Materials cost
$355.08
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$32.49
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.33
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$422.90
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$74.63
Total project goal
$497.53
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$497.53
6 Donors
-$482.53
Donations toward project cost
-$410.15
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$72.38
match offer
-$15.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$12.75
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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