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Mrs. Bishop from Palestine TX is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Focus in on Forensic Science!

Help me give my students a comparison microscope.

  • $3,683 goal

This project expired on May 15, 2020.

This project expired on May 15, 2020.

My Students

I teach biology and forensic science at a high school in a rural East Texas town with a high poverty level. My students are kind, caring, and hard working. Our town is surrounded by prisons, and many of the students have either parents working at the prison or parents in the prison.

Many of our students have persevered through difficult personal challenges and are some of the greatest humans I know.

They love to come to science class and really enjoy the hands-on activities we do. I am so lucky to work with this group of students and am inspired by them on a daily basis.

My Project

My forensic science class includes many labs where students are asked to compare samples of evidence, such as hair, fibers, or soils. It is very difficult to make and observe a slide from a traditional microscope, and then repeat the process with another slide, all the while remembering the differences between the two. A comparison microscope will give my students real world experience analyzing evidence in an engaging, efficient and productive way. We will use this comparison microscope nearly every day we are in the lab and it will make the class and our learning standards so much more impactful and relatable for students.

Mrs. Bishop
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Swift M3-F-BTW1 Digital Screen Forensic-Comparison Microscope • Carolina Biological Supply Company $2,780.10 1 $2,780.10

Materials cost

$2,780.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $278.01

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$41.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$3,129.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$552.32

Total project goal

$3,682.13

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