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Mrs. Kopinski from Taylor MI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cultures in the Classroom!

Help me give my students the chance to create bacteria cultures in the classroom!

  • 2 donors
  • $650 still needed

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My Project

Biology is a fun, but challenging subject to study. You get to learn about ecology, genetics, food webs, cells, disease, and so much more. One of the best parts of biology is making cultures.

This incubator would be a game changer for my class.

We are a small school with a small budget. This incubator would allow my classes to experience a true lab setting by being able to collect samples, put them in a petri dish, and then incubate them to see what is growing. Not only is it educational, it's super fun to see how dirty some common items are!

My students are always looking for fun ways to help them understand. Help me help them!

Mrs. Kopinski
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolina Digital Incubator 0.7 cu ft • Carolina Biological Supply Company $598.50 1 $598.50

Materials cost

$598.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$637.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.50

Total project goal

$749.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $749.98

1 Donor

-$50.00

Donations toward project cost

-$42.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $649.98

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