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From Classroom to College Lab: DNA Analysis in AP Biology

Help me give my students equitable access to authentic lab experiences that prepare them for college-level science and STEM careers.

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Mrs. Schepps W.T. White High School
Dallas, TX Grades 9-12

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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 Project

This project will provide my AP Biology students—who attend a Title I school and are enrolled in an early college program—with access to authentic laboratory experiences that match the rigor of their academic pathway. These students are typically sophomores who excelled in their freshman biology course and actively chose a more challenging, accelerated science track that allows them to graduate high school with an associate degree. Despite their advanced coursework in AP Biology, chemistry, and college-level classes, they currently lack access to essential laboratory equipment.

By funding a gel electrophoresis system, this project will give students the opportunity to develop critical technical lab skills that are foundational for college and STEM careers, including pipetting, sample preparation, data collection, and analysis.

Students will move beyond theoretical learning and engage in hands-on scientific investigation, practicing how scientists analyze DNA and apply evidence-based reasoning to interpret results.

This experience is especially impactful because many of my students have the academic ability and motivation to pursue careers in science or medicine, but limited exposure to professional laboratory tools due to resource constraints. Providing access to this equipment helps close that gap, ensuring that students in a high-need school can participate in the same high-level, inquiry-based science experiences as their peers in more well-resourced settings.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

180 students impacted
Mrs. Schepps W.T. White High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Dallas, TX View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

180 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolina Deluxe Gel Electrophoresis Chamber • Carolina Biological Supply Company $386.96 1 $386.96
Carolina LED Light Box • Carolina Biological Supply Company $235.80 1 $235.80
DNALC Forensic DNA Fingerprinting Kit with GelGreen (with voucher) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $173.25 1 $173.25
E-Gel; 1% Agarose with SYBR Safe, Pack of 6 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $121.50 1 $121.50
Dna Ladder 100bp 500ul 100 Lanes • Ward's Science $39.36 1 $39.36
Tae Buffer Conc(Tris Acetate Edta) 500ml • Ward's Science $35.02 1 $35.02
Frey Scientific Loading Dye DNA Agarose, 5mL - High School-College - Adult • School Specialty $3.74 1 $3.74

Materials cost

$995.63

Vendor shipping charges

 $119.65

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,160.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$204.74

Total project goal

$1,364.95

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 $1,364.95

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