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Ms. Tenzer from Chicago, IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands On In The Classroom

My students need supplies for labs and activities for all content areas of science.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Tenzer's classroom raised $757

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

"Be the change that you want to see in the world" is a quote that many teachers live by. In order to create change, we must alter the way in which things HAVE been done in the past. Historically, inner-city students have received a less-than-stellar education due to lack of resources.

We need to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to education in this country.

Until funds are equally given to all demographics, it is up to people like you to ensure my students have what they need to be successful. My 5th and 6th graders LOVE science, but we do not have the tools needed to do hands-on activities and inquiry based learning.

My Project

These lab kits will allow my students to actually do science activities instead of just reading about them in a book. I am asking for lab kits that focus on all aspects of science: life, physics, chemistry and environmental. My students will finally have the opportunity to test soil specimens for PH levels, use rock kits to touch and feel different kinds of minerals and experience force and velocity with a rubber band car.

Everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to take the plunge to make it happen.

Here is your opportunity, donors! Make a difference in the lives of children who really need it. Invest in their future and the future of education as a whole.

Ms. Tenzer CICS - Irving Park Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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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More than 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

250 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nasco Electrical Supply Set • Nasco $57.50 1 $57.50
Habitats of the World DVD • Nasco $59.95 1 $59.95
Nasco’s Elementary Soil Classroom Kit • Nasco $139.95 1 $139.95
BRIGHT Atom™ Model • Nasco $57.50 1 $57.50
Nasco Fossils Paper Casting Classroom Kit • Nasco $108.95 1 $108.95
Ecology & the Environment Big Book Set • Nasco $29.95 1 $29.95
Classroom Collection of Rocks and Minerals • Nasco $38.50 1 $38.50
Nasco Electrical Supply Set • Nasco $57.50 1 $57.50

Materials cost

$549.80

Vendor shipping charges

$54.98

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$643.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.48

Total project goal

$756.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$756.51

11 Donors

-$756.51

Donations toward project cost

-$643.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$113.48

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$0.00

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