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Ms. Chen from Houston TX is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Electrophoresis: The Real Deal!

My students need an electrophoresis kit and lab station for a CollegeBoard recommended AP Biology lab on electrophoresis.

  • $1,266 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

AP Biology is one of the hardest classes students take in high school.

My AP Biology students are the top students at school.

They have voluntarily chosen to take this rigorous class for a variety of reasons. Some are interested in gaining college credit while others are looking for more experience in hands-on labs.

My Project

The new AP Biology curriculum is inquiry-based and student-driven. The labs especially have been redesigned to include the most up-to-date science practices and techniques. One of the major labs is on restriction enzymes and electrophoresis. In this lab, students are given a mock crime scene and asked to analyze various DNA samples using electrophoresis and mathematical models in order to solve the crime. With this DNA electrophoresis class kit and lab station, my students will be doing college-level work!

When budgeting in high poverty schools, biotechnology equipment is often low priority due to its cost.

A generous donation to this project will help my students have access to the same equipment and lab activities as their more affluent counterparts.

Ms. Chen
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Restriction Analysis and Electrophoresis Class Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $296.35 1 $296.35
ELECTROPHORESIS LAB STATION II • Frey Scientific, Inc. $629.96 1 $629.96

Materials cost

$926.31

Vendor shipping charges

 $105.24

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,075.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$189.78

Total project goal

$1,265.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,265.22

9 Donors

-$1,265.22

Donations toward project cost

-$1,075.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$189.78

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