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Ms. Stone from Sonoma, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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ENTERING MICROORGANISM LAND - BEWARE!

Help me give my students classroom MICROSCOPES! They make such a difference when teaching students about the living world. They engage students in the world of science for life.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stone's classroom raised $980

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students, mostly from the Boyes Springs area of the Sonoma Valley, are bright and inquisitive. They attend this school because the program gives children from all cultures, areas, and various incomes an opportunity to learn and thrive within the district. They range in age from 9-11, and love hands-on learning.

They have spent time learning about microorganisms this year, and hope to turn our classroom into "microorganism land." They love to read and to 'argue' over which books are the best.

Doing art is a passion for them. Their best days in the classroom are when they know that they have learned, discovered, and explored.

My Project

The 4th graders have been learning all about microorganisms from books, videos, and the local ecology center. After all this study, they decided that they want to create a "Microorganism Land" in our classroom that will be like you have walked into a microscope lens, with huge 3-D microorganisms. They want other grades to come learn from their "museum." But the students have not seen real, live microorganisms - they need microscopes!

Given their power to provoke wonder and awe in child and adult alike, microscopes have proven to be transformative as tools for education.

Exploratory learning using microscopes has helped to overcome critical barriers in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) education and to broaden participation in these vital fields. They can bridge imagination with reality and break down artificial boundaries between different spheres of learning. Microscopes are an essential part of science education and make science come alive for students.

P.S. The microscopes won't just be used by 4th grade (26 students), they will be available for all students (206) in the school as well.

Ms. Stone Sonoma Charter School Grades 3-5

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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.

Sonoma, CA View local requests

Half 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

206 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Educational Insights - Economy Classroom Microscope Set Gr 3 & Up • Teachers' School Supply $59.99 11 $659.89

Materials cost

$659.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $72.59

Sales tax

 $60.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$832.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$146.96

Total project goal

$979.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $979.72

9 Donors

-$844.42

Donations toward project cost

-$747.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.66

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.30

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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