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Ms. Switzer from MO is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science Classroom Needs Supplies!

Help me give my students supplies to increase academic achievement and create an environment that's conducive for success!

  • $459 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

Setbacks don't define you. A zip code doesn't define you. The students that I have the privilege of teaching come from rough areas where poverty is high, but the drive to succeed is higher. The students I teach are a part of a school that strives for achievement with the integration of community in an arts setting. These students BEAM with creativity and have a love for integrating their artistic abilities within each content area.

My students are brillant, highly motivated people with a love for learning.

With the high poverty level in our community, school supplies are limited. But, that shouldn't take away from the learning that will be done inside the four walls that encompass a safe space for my students to thrive. With your help, my students can have access to the tools and supplies they need to succeed.

My Project

Have you ever needed to do something without the means to do it? Do you remember when you would get in trouble in school for not having "being prepared" or focused? Some students don't have the means to come to school with a completely checked off supply list. With the calculators, pens and pads listed in my project, my students can participate in the integration of art and science and create an environment that supports academic achievement.

By donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student attention and focus, you will ultimately help to increase their academic achievement through their strengths in art.

My students deserve to be able to use materials that may not be at their disposal because of the lack of income. They deserve the same education that their peers receive in other parts of the state regardless of their zip code or parents financial stability.

We're building future educators, doctors, food service workers, custodians, physicists, musicians, veterinarians, and parents. Big Post-It easel boards will be used for group projects in Animal Behavior for students to draw animal diagrams, timer for students to stay on track throughout class, DNA bead set to visually show the stages of mitosis and meiosis, chalk markers to use to draw on lab stations, class set of calculators, and fluorescent light covers will aid in the academic environment to increase achievement of my students and the future of our community.

Ms. Switzer
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SUNYANG 8 Packs, 2-Line Engineering Scientific Calculator Function Calculator for Student and Teacher • Amazon Business $36.99 3 $110.97
Neo/SCI DNA Pop-Bead Demonstration Kit with Centrioles and Centromeres, 30 Student • Amazon Business $73.51 1 $73.51
Kagan Cooperative Learning MegaTimer (JMT) • Amazon Business $50.45 1 $50.45
School Smart Unruled Easel Pads, 34 x 27 in, 50 Sheets, White, Pack of 4 • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Chalk Marker Pens Erasable Aolestar Chalk Liquid Pens Reversible Tip for Non-Porous Chalkboard and Bistro Glass Windows 6mm - 8 Pack Erasable Neon Bright Non-Toxic Paint • Amazon Business $9.95 4 $39.80
Fluorescent Light Covers Cozy Shades - Softening Light Filter, Light Diffuser for Game Room, Classroom, Office, Kids Bedrooms, or Hospital Room 48 x 24 inches - Set of 4 - Tranquil Sky Blue • Amazon Business $34.97 1 $34.97

Materials cost

$354.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$390.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.83

Total project goal

$458.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $458.84

6 Donors

-$228.00

Donations toward project cost

-$196.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.20

Matching donations from our partners

-$227.31

Match offers toward project cost

-$193.21

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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