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Ms. Mitarai from West Jordan, UT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Igniting the Fire: Scientific Tools for Sixth Graders

My students need the following scientific tools to safely and accurately collect data in their investigations: safety googles, a microscope, a scale, a thermometer, beakers, graduated cylinders, disposable pipets, test tubes, and disposable petri dishes.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mitarai's classroom raised $988

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My Students

Plutarch once said, "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled." Our 6th grade students are challenge seekers who have ignited their passion for learning. My students are inquisitive about the world around them. I work in a Title I school where 48% fall in the low socio-economic range, 20% are English Learners, and 43% are considered Ethnic Minority. With diverse backgrounds and perspectives, each student has a voice and unique perspective in our classroom community.

We don’t believe only some people have the “science gene.” We will utilize science and engineering practices to make learning accessible to each student.

Through our experiences, experiments, and discussions, we hope to develop resilience and to learn from both our failures and successes. We are seeking scientific tools to help us create hands-on lab opportunities.

My Project

This past summer, I began my STEM endorsement for educators where I was really inspired by how my professors modeled how to share their passion for science by providing us strategic hands-on experiments. I realized our sixth grade does not currently have basic scientific tools to help students engage in their investigations. Students read from articles and textbooks about scientific practices, but have little hands-on experience. With your help, all of that can change.

Our students will finally have access to scientific tools to help us conduct investigations.

By utilizing the science and engineering practices, students will be able to explore why and how things work in their lives. The tools will help students plan out their investigation, and collect data so they are better able to interpret data to tell a story of what they are seeing.

The scientific tools will be used in a variety of ways. In our investigation about density, a scale and a graduated cylinder can help a student conduct an experiment about the relationship between mass and volume. While exploring different chemical or physical properties, students can test conductivity of salt in a beaker of water with the conductivity probe or examine salt through a microscope to see they are in the shape of cubes. Students will develop more questions and will have a variety of tools to help them test their claims, collect data, and recognize patterns in the world around us.

Ms. Mitarai Riverside Elementary School Grades 6-8 West Jordan, UT View local requests

More than a third 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MICROSCOPE FREY COMPACT FIXED STEREO 2X-4X CORDLESS LED • Frey Scientific $280.79 1 $280.79
KIT SAFETY GOGGLE • Frey Scientific $173.69 1 $173.69
BEAKER PYREX BOROSILICATE 1000ML PK/6 • Frey Scientific $63.35 1 $63.35
PEN LARGE DISPLAY CONDUCTIVITY • Frey Scientific $60.02 1 $60.02
TUBE TEST PYREX BORO 16X150MM PK/72 • Frey Scientific $50.48 1 $50.48
BEAKER 100ML TRI-POUR PP PK/100 • Frey Scientific $22.67 1 $22.67
PIPETTES GRAD 1 ML CAP 5 ML 150 MM PK 500 • Frey Scientific $20.69 1 $20.69
DISH PETRI DISPOSABLE 90X15MM PK/30 • Frey Scientific $6.38 2 $12.76
LAB TOOLS KIT- SET OF 6 TOOLS ST • Frey Scientific $11.78 1 $11.78
CYLINDERS PLAS GRADUATED W/BASE S/5 • Frey Scientific $11.69 1 $11.69
GRADUATED CYLINDER 250ML • Frey Scientific $5.03 1 $5.03

Materials cost

$712.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $85.55

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$839.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.09

Total project goal

$987.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $987.28

10 Donors

-$853.46

Donations toward project cost

-$732.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$120.52

match offer

-$125.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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