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Inquiring Minds Want to Know

My students need advanced laboratory supplies to learn inquiry and to allow them to be successful in advanced college level Biology classes.

  • $4,806 goal

This project expired on November 28, 2017.

This project expired on November 28, 2017.

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.

My Students

My students come from various backgrounds and living situations which, for most individuals, would be a huge impediment for success. Many will be the first to graduate from high school and most the first to go on to college.

Where many see failure I see the possibility of success if only they can be engaged in learning.

They come from an inner city, low income, majority free and reduced lunch school where learning can easily be swept to the side. I see these young, talented, and full of potential students walking in and out of my class day in and day out with their future still open to possibility.

My Project

Learning can happen in many ways but one of the most critical is inquiry. These students have decided to pursue a chance at a higher level of education in the sciences through IB Biology. This challenging course requires them to not only engage the mind through traditional learning but through inquiry hands on learning as well.

For these students to be successful in their pursuit of learning and academic success they need to be given the supplies to do so.

Unfortunately, they cost more than can be supplied by the school and the help of the community is greatly needed. IB Biology requires a minimum of 65 hours of hands on lab activities. Each lab and activity cover mandatory material and reinforce topics that the students need to know for their exam at the end of the course. For example, the dissections will help to reinforce the human anatomy and physiology unit assisting students in not only better understanding the working of the internal organs but actual shape, size and texture. The quantitative analysis and statistics is monumental in preparing the students for when they need to develop their own investigation complete with data and analysis of the information collected. Each advanced activity is specifically chosen to correspond with a matching standard of study and all instrumental in the success of the student in the course.

The skills the inquiry labs teach the students reach farther than just the Biology classroom. These are skills needed for all academic classes. They also teach them ways to solve everyday problems they may come across in their lives. These life long skills can not only help them but also the community around them.

Ms. D.
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mammalian Heart BioKit with Dissection Mats • Carolina Biological Supply Company $189.00 2 $378.00
Pig Dissection BioKit with Dissection Mats • Carolina Biological Supply Company $378.00 1 $378.00
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Species Interaction 8-Station Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $275.35 1 $275.35
Mammalian Brain BioKit with Dissection Mats • Carolina Biological Supply Company $243.90 1 $243.90
Mammalian Kidney Dissection BioKit with Dissection Mats • Carolina Biological Supply Company $211.45 1 $211.45
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Cell Respiration 8-Station Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $157.05 1 $157.05
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Transformation 8-Station Kit (with prepaid coupon) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $151.11 1 $151.11
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Animal Behavior 8-Station Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $146.92 1 $146.92
Nitrile Disposable Gloves, Large, Box of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.67 10 $146.70
Nitrile Disposable Gloves, Medium, Box of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.67 10 $146.70
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Physiology of the Circulatory System 8-Station Basic Kit (with prepaid coupon) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $146.65 1 $146.65
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Electrophoresis and Simulated Genetic Screen 8-Station Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $140.62 1 $140.62
Mammalian Eye Dissection BioKit with Dissection Mats • Carolina Biological Supply Company $135.90 1 $135.90
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Exploring Mendelian Genetics Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $132.97 1 $132.97
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Cell Communication 8-Station Kit (with prepaid coupon) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $118.57 1 $118.57
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis 8-Station Kit (with prepaid coupon) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $117.45 1 $117.45
Carolina Investigations for AP Environmental Science: Primary Energy Flow Kit (with prepaid coupon) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $116.91 1 $116.91
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Origin of Life 8-Station Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $97.15 1 $97.15
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Population Genetics and Evolution 8-Station Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $92.65 1 $92.65
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Quantitative Analysis and Statistics Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $67.90 1 $67.90
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Evolving Enzymes 8-Station Kit (with prepaid coupon) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $61.42 1 $61.42
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Transpiration 8-Station Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $59.62 1 $59.62
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Natural Selection 8-Station Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $49.05 1 $49.05
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Cell Communication Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Animal Behavior Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Physiology of the Circulatory System Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Species Interaction Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Transpiration Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Natural Selection Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Population Genetics and Evolution Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Exploring Mendelian Genetics Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Origin of Life Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Transformation Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35
Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Electrophoresis and Simulated Genetic Screen Digital Teachers Manual • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.35 1 $5.35

Materials cost

$3,636.24

Vendor shipping charges

 $363.62

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$54.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$4,084.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$720.78

Total project goal

$4,805.18

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