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Mr. Beyer from Chicago IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Honey I shrunk the kids!

The cost of four microscope sets, six student microscopes and a microscope cleaning set is $264, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

  • $264 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

I would like to teach my students to pay attention to details. How, you ask? Microscopes! I teach a class of 32 inner city students (90% poverty). I teach them language arts, social studies, math and science. Most subjects are easier to teach without resources. Science, however, requires materials in order for the kids to "get it". Other than books, I have nothing. With microscopes they will be able to see first hand many of the things we discuss on a daily basis. All we need are some cheap, affordable microscopes. After that I can teach them how to make and prepare slides. To make things more worthwhile, I plan to share the resources with other classes, so this gift will affect our entire school. With microscopes, science will finally have some real, tangible meaning, not something lost in a textbook.

Mr. Beyer
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Introductory Microscope Set • Delta Education $29.95 4 $119.80
Microscope Cleaning Set • Delta Education $14.95 1 $14.95
Student Microscope • Delta Education $6.98 6 $41.88

Materials cost

$176.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$216.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.48

Total project goal

$263.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $263.76

1 Donor

-$248.72

Donations toward project cost

-$217.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.91

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