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Ms. Horne from Pleasant Hill, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Starting the Year Off Right in Science!

Help me give my students diffraction glasses, aquarium test kits, silicone mats, and Kleenex tissues.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Horne's classroom raised $296

This project is fully funded

My Project

Although summer break has hardly begun, we will be back in the classroom before we know it. To get my new students off to a solid start, we need a few items to explore, organize, celebrate, and comfort.

We need diffraction glasses to observe the colorful wavelengths of visible light and celebrate birthdays.

Aquarium test kits will allow marine science students to test water as part of their reef tank care. Silicone mats will safely hold drying lab equipment, and some will be cut to size to dampen noise from aquarium pumps. Duct tape will secure fasteners in folders to hold all work in student science notebooks. Lastly, trusty Kleenex tissues will take care of sniffles and tears, as well as clean lenses.

Ms. Horne Sequoia Middle School Grades 6-8

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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.

Pleasant Hill, CA View local requests

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

240 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Paper Cardboard Diffraction Glasses - Geometric Rainbow - 100 Pack Firework Party Glasses Bulk Rave Glasses • Amazon Business $39.99 2 $79.98
OXO Good Grips Large Silicone Drying Mat, Large (Gray) • Amazon Business $16.37 3 $49.11
API CARBONATE HARDNESS TEST KIT Aquarium Water Test Kit • Amazon Business $11.88 2 $23.76
Kleenex Expressions Ultra Soft Facial Tissues, Soft Facial Tissue, 8 Flat Boxes, 120 Tissues per Box, 3-Ply (960 Total Tissues)120 Count (Pack of 8) • Amazon Business $17.19 1 $17.19
6-Pack Rainbow Colored Duct Tape, 15 Yards x 2 Inch Heavy Duty Colors Tape, No Residue, Tear by Hand & Waterproof, Great for DIY,Arts & Crafts,Color Code Boxes • Amazon Business $15.50 1 $15.50
API CALCIUM TEST KIT Saltwater Aquarium Water 1-Count Test Kit, 69L (69L) • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98

Materials cost

$199.52

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$18.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$250.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.25

Total project goal

$295.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$295.02

11 Donors

-$139.87

Donations toward project cost

-$131.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.00

match offer

-$139.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$118.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.98

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.27

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$0.00

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