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Ms. Marroquin from Van Nuys, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science Kits for Fun Learning

Help me give my students the ultimate dinosaur excavation experience. Dinosaurs capture my students imagination, and there's so much they want to know and learn about these ancient giants.

  • $625 goal

This project expired on September 3, 2025.

This project expired on September 3, 2025.

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

Currently, I have a class of 26 students. My students use their Chromebooks on regular basis for reading, math, or doing research. Our school provided us with earphones that don't work or break easily, and not having working headphones can get a little noisy and distracting if they are all working on something at the same time.

In addition, I make science a big part of our learning experience in my classroom, and learning about paleontologists and dinosaurs is one of the units my students look most forward to every year.

We cover what paleontologists do, all about dinosaurs, meteoroids, and volcanoes. Both kits would provide extremely fun and interesting hands on activities.

Ms. Marroquin Cohasset 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.

Van Nuys, 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

26 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Barks Classroom Headphones (10 Pack, Mixed Colors) - On-Ear Premium Student Bulk Headphones: Perfect for Kids K-12, Schools & Class Sets (Colorful, Durable, Noise Reducing, Comfortable, Easy-to-Clean) • Amazon Business $62.97 3 $188.91
Lakeshore Create-Your-Own Volcano Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 6 $149.94
Kid Labsters Jurassic Experience Dinosaur Discovery - Dinosaur Fossil Digging Game Kit w/Triceratops & Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton Toys & Tools - Kids Dino Sandbox Activity Set • Amazon Business $17.79 6 $106.74

Materials cost

$445.59

Vendor shipping charges

$7.50

Sales tax

$40.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$530.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.62

Total project goal

$624.16

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

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