You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Schuettpelz from Washington DC is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Microscope Mania

Help me give my students beautiful working microscopes. In my science and health classes we do microscopy and need microscopes that work consistently.

  • $1,163 goal

This project expired on April 2, 2022.

This project expired on April 2, 2022.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Teaching at a bilingual, K-8 grade school gives me a really unique experience with teaching an enormous diversity of students. Students from all over the world and from throughout our city converge here to blend their experiences into one community.

On a daily basis, I hear students speaking a multitude of languages, sharing their cultural backgrounds, and enjoying each other's company.

I am lucky enough to teach science to this community. Teaching an inquiry-based science class adds another level. Students are able to move throughout the classroom to explore, discuss, and question. The student-led classroom allows the students to push one another to a new level, challenging each other's thinking by asking higher-level questions.

My Project

My students use microscopes all of the time in class, however they are now in disrepair after years of use. No matter the care we take, there are always components that ware out due to basic usage.

Right now our microscopes are hanging on by a thread, sometimes illuminating, only focusing on one objective, or not working at all.

We would love to continue our study of all living things and their structures and functions by looking at them on a cellular level. Giving us the gift of these microscopes will help us do just that.

Ms. Schuettpelz
Grades 6-8

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Schuettpelz is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wolfe Introductory Student Microscope, 45 Inclined Head • Carolina Biological Supply Company $148.50 6 $891.00

Materials cost

$891.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $53.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$987.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$174.32

Total project goal

$1,162.14

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Schuettpelz and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":null,"showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[2028037],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"DC","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":6052141,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":1163,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/microscope-mania/6052141/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":80,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Schuettpelz","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"2028037":{"owner":"Ms. Schuettpelz","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.0,"proposalsOnPage":[6052141],"proposalHash":"1735905916","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":0.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2028037_orig.jpg?crop=3767,3767,x0,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651366115708","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":7,"teacherChallengeId":20607225,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":2028037,"schoolCounty":"District Of Columbia","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"DC","name":"District of Columbia"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.