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Mrs. Koch from Reno, NV is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let Me Be a Scientist!

My students need hands-on science curriculum to explore and learn about the world around them. This living things STEM kit has real-life examples of what living things need.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Koch's classroom raised $982

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are curious kindergarteners exploring and learning new things for the first time! We are becoming readers, writers, mathematicians, and scientists. Our elementary school is community school with diverse backgrounds from both Nevada and California. I have 22 students.

We are a hands-on learning classroom, in our classroom if we are not moving and exploring we are not learning!

They have learned they are a community of learners exploring and discovering new things through reading, writing, math and science.

My Project

Kindergarten students learn by doing, we need materials that are engaging and fun to explore! We will learn how to care and nurture living things and how important it is to think before always acting We will watch and explore different ways things need to grow. We will read about things in our world and discuss them as a class.

Having real-life examples of living things in our classroom creates scientific inquiry within little minds.

Having students in classroom explore on their own; creates a spark of creativity and ownership in their own learning. Learning in the classroom should be fun and engaging!

Mrs. Koch Nancy Gomes Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Reno, NV View local requests

Nearly all 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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Building Blocks of Science A New Generation: Living Things and Their Needs 1-Use Unit Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $499.95 1 $499.95
Building Blocks of Science Literacy Series: Discovering Animals, Pack of 24 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $86.95 1 $86.95
Building Blocks of Science Literacy Series: Discovering Plants, Pack of 24 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $86.95 1 $86.95

Materials cost

$673.85

Vendor shipping charges

$67.38

Sales tax

$52.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$834.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.22

Total project goal

$981.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$981.46

2 Donors

-$981.46

Donations toward project cost

-$834.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.22

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$0.00

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