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Mr. Gaskill from Las Vegas, NV is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Microbiology and Metabolism

Help me give my students the tools they need to investigate bacteria and yeast. We need petri dishes, microscope slides, and agar powder.

  • $269 goal

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My Project

My students need petri dishes, agar, slides, and cover slips to grow, investigate, and observe bacteria and yeast as part of our microbiology unit. Students will also use these materials to help them with their Agar Art projects to enter the American Society for Microbiology Agar Art Contest.

We also need amino acids and carbohydrates to help us investigate how model organisms like yeast metabolize different biomolecules.

Working with real microorganisms and real reagents brings science to life for students, increasing engagement, and providing more powerful data to assist students with sense-making.

Mr. Gaskill
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Petri Dishes Polystyrene Disposable Sterile 100 x 10 mm Pack of 30 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.60 5 $63.00
Agar Powder Reagent Grade 100 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $24.57 1 $24.57
MICROSCOPE SLIDES WL8117A • Ward's Science $7.57 3 $22.71
AMINO ACID MIXTURE 20 GRAMS • Ward's Science $18.19 1 $18.19
Dextrose (Glucose) - 500 g, Powder, Lab • Nasco $17.95 1 $17.95
COVERSLIP PLASTIC 22MM PK100 • Ward's Science $5.53 3 $16.59
Levulose Reagent Grade 100 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.95 1 $13.95
D-(+)-Xylose 25 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.07 1 $11.07
ALANINE 10G • Ward's Science $5.70 1 $5.70

Materials cost

$193.73

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.80

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$228.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.31

Total project goal

$268.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $268.75

2 Donors

-$268.75

Donations toward project cost

-$228.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.31

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