My students need these light microscopes and slides in order to conduct scientific inquiry that we can't see with the human eye.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Thomas's classroom raised $590
This project is fully funded
My Students
As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to continue to challenge them and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences including relevance and rigor.
My students are creative out of the box thinkers who desire new ways to learn.
They like to move, they love to read and love innovative technology allowing them to advance their knowledge. Many of them are being raised in households that their parents can't help with schoolwork and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. These things may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not seem "typical". From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. I may not be able to control their home lives, however, I can certainly control their experience during the school day. By doing this in a creative and positive way, I am hopeful to inspire even the struggling learners to continue on a path of academic excellence.
My Project
This project will allow students to compare the regular microscope that uses sunlight to an actual powered microscope. The organisms we are observing are a variety of environmental science staples in both the animal and plant world. Understanding how these organisms live and operate will allow students to connect to the natural world they explore in every day, and hopefully take a better care of. Also, they will be allowed to magnify the organisms that are too small for the human eye, up to 400 times the size that it appears on the slide which they then can examine their parts. Students will compare and contrast the different parts of plant and animal cells by using actual slides and microscopes instead of watching videos and me teaching. They will discover themselves the different parts allowing them to meet our state standards while still being rigorous and relevant.
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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