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Ms. Angelica Porth from Springfield, MA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From DNA to Designer Babies

Help me give my students materials to explore the structure of DNA and how it relates to making proteins. Your donation will help support the learning of multiple classes across multiple years in a large urban high school.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Angelica Porth's classroom raised $512

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

Our students are the light of our day. Every day these students come to school despite their exposure to violence, trauma, gang activity, drugs and poverty. They want to be taught. They want to learn. They want to be exposed to the world that exists beyond our city limits. They not only need and want to learn the academics, but also life and social skills. They need to be able to navigate their world and we need to be their guide.

My Project

Our students want to learn about what it means to design their own babies and how their DNA is expressing the traits that they see in each other in everyday life. Many of our students enjoy being creative and having fun as they learn. Every student learns from different methods of teaching and having the resources ensures easier learning and hands on fun. These materials will give our students the opportunity to be hands on with building models of DNA that they will use to design their own babies. They will be able to choose their sequence of DNA based on the color pipe cleaner they use and interpret what that sequence is coding for (traits).

Modeling DNA structure provides the foundation students need to understand what their genetic information does.

These resources provide a tangible and manipulative experience for students to comprehend the structure of DNA which is fundamental to understanding the foundations of biology.

Ms. Angelica Porth Springfield Central High School Grades 9-12

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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.

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Nearly all 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

250 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
60923-0009 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 6 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, Tinsel • Blick Art Materials $3.11 21 $65.31
60923-5622 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 4 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, Purple • Blick Art Materials $1.59 21 $33.39
60923-1042 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 4 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, White • Blick Art Materials $1.59 21 $33.39
60923-1012 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 4 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, Assorted Colors • Blick Art Materials $1.59 21 $33.39
60923-4022 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 4 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, Yellow • Blick Art Materials $1.59 21 $33.39
60923-2052 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 4 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, Red • Blick Art Materials $1.59 21 $33.39
60923-2022 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 4 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, Black • Blick Art Materials $1.59 21 $33.39
60923-8002 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 4 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, Brown • Blick Art Materials $1.59 21 $33.39
60923-3062 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 4 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, Pink • Blick Art Materials $1.59 21 $33.39
60923-5032 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 4 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, Dark Blue • Blick Art Materials $1.59 21 $33.39
60923-7392 - Creativity Street Craft Stems - 4 mm x 12", Pkg of 100, Kelly Green • Blick Art Materials $1.59 21 $33.39

Materials cost

$399.21

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.80

Total project goal

$512.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $512.00

6 Donors

-$287.00

Donations toward project cost

-$255.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.80

Matching donations from our partners

-$211.76

Match offers toward project cost

-$180.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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