Help me give my students an up to date digital microscope. The microscopes they use are over 20 years old. This digital microscope will allow us to share and upload microscopic images with all students!
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 Students
I teach science (Biology and Earth Science) at North Valleys High School in Reno, NV to about 200 students every year for the past 8 years! More than half of my students come from low-income households. That does not reflect their willingness to learn and engage in the science classroom. My students are truly an inspiration to me when it comes to their positivity and thoughtfulness.
My Project
The students in my class will use this microscope to complete hands-on labs to help them truly understand what a microscopic view is. The microscope will be utilized during topic discussions such as plant and animal cells and photosynthesis.
The microscopes will provide my students with an opportunity to learn a more in-depth knowledge of certain content.
They will gain a better technological perspective that virtual labs just can not provide them. By being able to view everyday items using slides they themselves prepared will be life-hanging. The students will become more well-rounded and greatly enjoy this experience of a lifetime.
NGSS Standards:
HS-LS1-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins, which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
HS-LS1-2. Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.
HS-LS1-4. Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in producing and maintaining complex organisms.
HS-LS1-5. Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.
HS-LS1-7. Use a model to illustrate that cellular respiration is a chemical process whereby the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds in new compounds are formed, resulting in a net transfer of energy.
More than half 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
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