My project needs a kit containing plasmids, buffers and supplies to transform ordinary bacteria into glowing bacteria with foreign DNA, illustrating important concepts and practices of biotechnology.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Finney's classroom raised $143
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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.
Flushing International High School is a grade 9-12 public school dedicated to meeting the needs of recent immigrant students in New York City. We work with speakers of diverse language, cultural and educational backgrounds to ensure all receive access to an education that will allow them to achieve their own American dreams. As a biology teacher, I struggle to overcome these personal differences, as well as the abstract nature of my discipline, by using hands-on lessons that involve the learner in the active DOING of science.
Biotechnology is one of the most exciting frontiers in modern science, promising future improvements in health, energy and agriculture. Exposing students in high school prepares them both for future college success, and plants the seed of possibility for a career in science. Ideally, students would have an opportunity to get hands-on experience with the tools of this exciting technology. The equipment required to accomplish this, however, is outside the normal means of a high school science budget.
By obtaining a reasonably priced and classroom-friendly kit to transform ordinary bacteria into green-glowing bacteria using biotechnology suitable for classroom use, students will come to a personal understanding of DNA while working directly with it. Documentation of the project will be prepared to share the experience with other students beyond the use of the consumables.
Your support can make cutting edge science accessible to a disadvantaged population of students struggling to learn new content, a new language and a new way of life in the United States. Please help make positive, empowering science learning possible!
More than three‑quarters 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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