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Mrs. C. from Caro MI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Micro-Scope to Your Future

Help me give my students 5 new microscopes to explore the living world.

  • $896 goal

This project expired on August 1, 2020.

This project expired on August 1, 2020.

My Students

My students come from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds with little experience in science exploration. Many do not know what they want to do after graduating high school, and some do not even see graduation as a possibility.

Even though my students are faced with daily challenges in life, they are active learners, eager to get their hands on materials and explore.

This engagement and motivation is something I want to build on with them. I want to introduce them to the world that is within reach for each of them!

My Project

I would like to provide my students with more experiences to explore the cellular world using these new microscopes. I facilitate the learning of approximately 135 students each year, generally 30 students per class. I currently have five microscopes that are working reliably. This means in one class, there are about five to six students taking turns to view their collected specimens. Some classes do not allow for everyone to get their chance.

The excitement and energy in the classroom is amazing when they each bring their specimen into focus!

They call all their classmates over to their scope to see it too. By adding five more microscopes, it would ensure that every one of my students get a turn to see the cells of the various matter they collect, like fruit slices, cheek swab of cells, onion sections, hair, yarn, paper, etc. The data that students collect is used to help support their claim statements to the question, "What are living things made of?"

Mrs. C.
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wolfe Inclined Elementary Microscope Model TT52L • Carolina Biological Supply Company $144.00 5 $720.00

Materials cost

$720.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$760.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$134.26

Total project goal

$895.06

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