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Mrs. Mercado from Chicago, IL is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lab Equipment

Help me give my students materials to conduct science experiments and other labs in class.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Mercado's classroom raised $247

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

Science is my Jam, and i teach it to the best group of fifth graders! Although we have a guided curriculum it dose not include all the materials needed to conduct different lads and investigations within the classroom.

My project is for lab materials to help my students conduct investigations and labs within the class.

Fifth grade science requires a lot of materials. These materials become worn out over the years and need to be replaced. This project has different cups that are used to investigate different types of mixtures and solutions throughout the unit. There is also a set of lab trays to store materials for each class when not being used or need to be stored in the refrigerator.

Mrs. Mercado Kilmer Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

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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

90 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Set of 8 Kids Activity Plastic Trays - Toddler Arts and Crafts Sensory Tray - Rainbow Classroom Colors - Great for Lego - Sand - Crafts - Orbeez Water Beads - Painting - Montessori Tray - Art Tray • Amazon Business $35.88 3 $107.64
YEEHAW Plastic Cups 16 oz - 240 Pack, Disposable Clear Plastic Cups, Cold Party Drinking Cups, Transparent Plastic Cups Bulk for Ice Cream, Disposable Cups for Wedding,Party • Amazon Business $23.49 2 $46.98
Crystalware Portion Cups, 3.25 oz, Clear, Pack of 100 • School Specialty $7.57 2 $15.14
Gold Medal All Purpose Flour, 2 lb. • Amazon Business $2.98 2 $5.96

Materials cost

$175.72

Vendor shipping charges

$1.51

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$209.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.04

Total project goal

$246.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$246.91

3 Donors

-$170.00

Donations toward project cost

-$159.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

match offer

-$59.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$50.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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