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Mrs. Rios from Las Cruces, NM is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science in the Classroom

Help me give my students the opportunity to have hands on learning relatable to the science we are learning in the classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rios's classroom raised $418

This project is fully funded

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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

Help my students love science with hands on experiments in the classroom and responsibility of planting and caring for plants while learning about the life cycle. This will give the students the opportunity to understand how science can be in our daily lives. They will also be able to reference books to each unit of science that they are learning about. Having books that the students can reference to as they are learning will build background knowledge and give them the ability to research what is being taught. Students that have access to hands on material learn best and is a different way to explore science.

Mrs. Rios East Picacho Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Las Cruces, NM View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Large Bog Terrarium Plant Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $55.98 1 $55.98
Educational Insights Nancy B's Science Club Hydroponics Kit • Kaplan Early Learning Company $27.86 1 $27.86
Altman Plants, Live Succulents Plants Live Houseplants (12PK), Succulents Live Plants Live House Plants Indoors Live, Live Cactus Plants Live Cacti Succulent Plants Live Indoor Plants Live Houseplants • Amazon Business $22.76 1 $22.76
UNGLINGA 60+ Science Experiments Kits for Kids, Boys Girls Toys Gifts, Science Lab STEM Activities Educational Project with Chemistry Set, Erupting Volcano, Magic Colour • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Hands-On Science: Matter • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
ZeeDix 100 Pcs (30mm) Compressed Coco Coir Fiber Potting Soil Seed Starters - Organic Coco Coir Pellet Fiber Soil for Planting Bonsai, Herbs, Plants, Flowers and Vegetables • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Amazing Life Cycle of Butterflies (Look and Wonder) • Amazon Business $16.90 1 $16.90
Galápagos: Islands of Change • Amazon Business $16.64 1 $16.64
Altman Plants, Live Snake Plant, Sansevieria trifasciata Superba, Fully Rooted Indoor House Plant in Pot, Mother in Law Tongue Sansevieria Plant, Potted Succulent Plant, Houseplant in Potting Soil • Amazon Business $15.55 1 $15.55
The Amazing Life Cycle of Plants (Look and Wonder) • Amazon Business $14.31 1 $14.31
Melting and Freezing (Science Readers: A Closer Look) • Amazon Business $11.27 1 $11.27
The Plant Lady: A Floral Coloring Book with Succulents and Flowers • Blick Art Materials $9.26 1 $9.26
About Habitats: Deserts • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
About Habitats: Mountains • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Am the Rain: A Science Book for Kids about the Water Cycle and Change of Seasons (Includes STEM activities, water conservation tips, and more) • Amazon Business $7.64 1 $7.64
Teacher Created Materials - Science Readers: Content and Literacy: Weathering and Erosion - Grade 2 - Guided Reading Level J • Amazon Business $7.61 1 $7.61
How Plants Grow (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39

Materials cost

$281.12

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.90

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$355.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.69

Total project goal

$417.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $417.93

5 Donors

-$196.58

Donations toward project cost

-$179.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.08

match offer

-$206.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$175.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.01

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.60

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