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

Stereoscopes to Spark Curiosity

Help me give my students a set of science view masters to spark their curiosity about nature.

  • 4 donors
  • $201 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

Science view masters, or stereoscopes, are engaging visual tools that help spark students' interest in nature. Stereoscopes allow students to view images three-dimensionally without any electronics or battery-powered tech. Using a stereoscope is an interactive and immersive experience. This visual depth can make natural phenomena like landscapes, geological formations, or biological specimens appear more lifelike and intriguing to students, capturing their attention more effectively than flat images or diagrams.

With this set of stereoscopes, I hope to encourage my students to learn more about nature.

My students are naturally drawn to manipulatives and hands-on learning tools. I am confident these new tools will be a high-interest resource for my students. My goal is to make learning about nature more captivating and memorable. Help me inspire my students to learn about the wonders of the natural world.

Ms. Bahena
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Science Viewers - Set of 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
Lakeshore Animals Science Viewer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99

Materials cost

$121.49

Vendor shipping charges

$6.07

Sales tax

$11.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$170.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.09

Total project goal

$200.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$200.59

2 Donors

-$96.32

Donations toward project cost

-$88.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.70

match offer

-$96.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$81.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.94

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$0.00

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