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Mrs. Abrams-Ruque from Jeromesville OH is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science Detectives Investigate DNA Profiling

My students need a class set of gel electrophoresis equipment and a DNA Electrophoresis Lab kit to explore DNA fingerprinting and other biotechnology topics.

  • $792 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

We are a rural, low-income school district surrounded by farmland, which many students live and work on. Many of my students are tactile or kinesthetic learners who enjoy being able to get out of their desks, work with their hands, experiment, and create things.

Our district is in the process of rebuilding after a period of financial hardship in which we had to downsize and cut many of our elective courses.

Forensic Science was created as a new elective course to give students the hands-on learning opportunities they were missing and to increase interest in science careers.

My Project

Students will learn valuable science lab skills such as pouring agarose gels, using micropipets, loading samples into wells, and running electrophoresis gels. They will apply their skills during the inquiry-based lab investigations to solve a 'crime' as well as determine paternity by analyzing the DNA fingerprint results.

Student engagement will soar as they investigate DNA evidence using the same techniques as actual forensic detectives.

Students will be able to compare real-life crime lab procedures to what they see on TV crime shows. These tools will help clear up common misconceptions about DNA evidence and also inspire students to pursue careers in medicine, criminal justice, or other science fields.

While these materials will be put to use in our Forensic Science elective course, other students will also benefit as this equipment will also be used for other science classes, including Biology, Anatomy, and Zoology.

Mrs. Abrams-Ruque
Grades 9-12
  • Hillsdale High School
  • Jeromesville, OH
    • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 90 students.

    17 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Edvotek M36 Classroom DNA Electrophoresis Labstation • Nasco $509.11 1 $509.11
DNA Electrophoresis Lab In Search of My Father • Nasco $67.58 1 $67.58

Materials cost

$576.69

Vendor shipping charges

 $57.67

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$673.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.77

Total project goal

$791.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $791.78

16 Donors

-$778.36

Donations toward project cost

-$673.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.42

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