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Mrs. Ruiz from South Miami, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help me prepare today's students for tomorrow's world!

My students need to be prepared for tomorrow's world. Please help us fund our STEM based educational labs.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ruiz's classroom raised $511

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

Help my students keep up with tomorrow's world and help fund our STEM Education based Labs!

I have a total of 44 fourth grade gifted students.

My school is located in Miami and contains a diverse population of students. My fourth graders are creative, innovative, and love investigations. Although my students come from diverse backgrounds they ALL have one thing in common, they LOVE learning.

My Project

The STEM (Science,Technology,Engineering,Math) based labs will ignite students creativity while incorporating team work. The lab kits contain three different labs which incorporates different branches of science investigations. I feel that these labs will encourage scientific discovery and collaboration with their peers.

Help my students be prepared for tomorrow's world by helping fund our STEM labs.

These hands on experiments allows the students to go through the Scientific Method in an open atmosphere which encourages discovery and analytical skills.

Mrs. Ruiz South Miami K-8 Center 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.

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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

44 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP900X - STEM Learning Labs - Complete Series • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 2 $398.00

Materials cost

$398.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$433.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.58

Total project goal

$510.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $510.55

2 Donors

-$510.55

Donations toward project cost

-$433.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.58

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 $0.00

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