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Ms. Fong from Oxnard, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Scientists Need a Stereoscope to Dissect Specimens

Help me give my students preserved specimens and a stereoscope for our comparative anatomy unit.

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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

This is my 9th year teaching but my first year at a new school. This year I am teaching AP Biology, Environmental Science, Honors Biology and 3 Co-Taught Biology classes. I teach these 3 courses with a Special Education Teacher so we can help meet the needs of our diverse students.

My biology students need preserved grasshoppers, earthworms, and rats for our comparative anatomy unit.

We also need 1 more stereoscope. When students are dissecting the specimens they need to remove organs and figure out how the body systems work. For example, during the rat dissection students will need to remove the heart and then dissect the heart using the stereoscope and look at the atrium and ventricles. They will need to compare this heart to the earthworm's and grasshopper's.

Studying comparative anatomy is important in learning how diverse species are related. In addition, learning to dissect tiny organs under a stereoscope are important skills that science students need. Many of my honors students have an interest in the medical field. Our dissection unit is the best time to practice some skills.

Ms. Fong Oxnard High School Grades 9-12

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More than half 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

170 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AmScope SE306R-PZ Forward Binocular Stereo Microscope, WF10x and WF20x Eyepieces, 10X-80X Magnification, 2X and 4X Objectives, Upper and Lower Halogen Light Source, Pillar Stand, 120V , White • Amazon Business $153.59 1 $153.59
Carolinas Perfect Solution Rat, 7 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.82 7 $89.74
Carolinas Perfect Solution Earthworms, Plain, Tube of 50 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $37.35 1 $37.35
Carolinas Perfect Solution Pregnant Rat, 7 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $21.60 1 $21.60
Carolinas Perfect Solution Grasshoppers, Plain, Jar of 25 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.65 1 $16.65

Materials cost

$318.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$382.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.57

Total project goal

$450.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $450.46

1 Donor

-$382.89

Donations toward project cost

-$382.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$67.57

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 $0.00

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