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Mrs. Mendez from La Puente, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Representation in the Sciences

Help me give my students literature and science project kits that represent them!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Mendez's classroom raised $476

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

My class has been working on reading and learning about people that represent them in history and literature. My focus for the next few weeks will be about science and how they can see themselves represented in scientists of color. I would like to introduce books about science that show characters and POC who have contributed greatly to the field of science.

The items on my Donors Choose list will support me with science books with POC and a few kits to provide my students with science experiments in class.

Mrs. Mendez Villacorta Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

La Puente, CA View local requests

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

30 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Graph Paper Notebook: Grid Paper Notebook, Grid Paper for Math and Science Students, Quad Ruled 5x5 ( 110 Pages, 8.5 x 11) • Amazon Business $3.99 28 $111.72
Dig Up Dinosaur Fossil Eggs, Break Open 12 Unique Dinosaur Fossil Eggs and Discover 12 Cute Dinosaurs, Funny Dinosaur Digging Toy for 3 4 5 6 7 8 9-12 Year Old Boys Archaeology Science STEM Gift • Amazon Business $21.24 3 $63.72
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Stunning Chemistry Set - Mega Science Kit with Over 15 Easy Experiments, Make a Volcano, Launch a Rocket, Create Fizzy Reactions, & More, STEM Toy, an Amazon Exclusive Science Kit • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Earth Science Kit - Over 15 Science Experiments & STEM Activities for Kids, Crystal Growing, Erupting Volcanos, 2 Dig Kits & 10 Genuine Specimens, an AMAZON EXCLUSIVE Science Kit • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
The Fascinating Science Book for Kids: 500 Amazing Facts! (Fascinating Facts) • Amazon Business $12.69 2 $25.38
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic (Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, 4) • Amazon Business $19.37 1 $19.37
We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Color Protecting the Planet • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference • Amazon Business $13.05 1 $13.05
More than a Princess • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Science (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39

Materials cost

$338.39

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$30.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$404.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.37

Total project goal

$475.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$475.80

5 Donors

-$304.85

Donations toward project cost

-$262.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.73

Matching donations from our partners

-$167.42

Match offers toward project cost

-$142.31

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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