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Mr. Lopez from Oceanside, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Insect Pinning! Small Creatures, Big Impact: Support Cah Entomology Club!

Help me give my students an insect pinning kit to be able to have active and engaging insect pinning projects.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Lopez's classroom raised $465

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 Project

The Entomology Club has the goal of engaging students in the scientific process through active discovery of the biodiversity, nomenclature, and anatomy of insects. Our goal is to provide meaningful laboratory opportunities that teach skills relevant to identification and preservation within diverse insect genera. Funding for our club will help us obtain essential resources, such as an insect pinning and spreading board, insect pins, pinning boards, forceps, insect storage solutions, and preservation supplies.

The procurement of these tools will move our program from observation and classroom instruction and lecture to full scientific inquiry, helping members of the club to develop research techniques while concurrently increasing their knowledge about the ecology and conservation of insects.

Your help supports the mission of our club, enabling the education of our members about the imperative for biodiversity and the production of meaningful, interactive activities for our participants.

Mr. Lopez Coastal Academy High School Grades 9-12

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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.

Oceanside, CA View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Insect Display Case • Carolina Biological Supply Company $121.50 1 $121.50
Insect Mounting Board Adjustable • Carolina Biological Supply Company $44.55 1 $44.55
Insect Pinning Forceps • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.56 11 $39.16
Insect Mounting Board Styrofoam Pack of 10 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $39.06 1 $39.06
Insect Pins Black Steel Size 00 Pack of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.96 1 $14.96
Insect Pins Black Steel Size 2 Pack of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.96 1 $14.96
Carolina Microscope Slide Glass Standard 25 x 75 mm 0.96-1.06 mm Box of 72 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.16 1 $14.16
Insect Pinning Block • Carolina Biological Supply Company $6.75 1 $6.75

Materials cost

$295.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $38.36

Sales tax

 $27.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$394.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.69

Total project goal

$464.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $464.58

9 Donors

-$457.81

Donations toward project cost

-$394.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.77

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