Help me give my students a classroom laboratory including microscopes, animal & plant slides, along with research materials to help bring their love of science alive.
This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
Everybody is aware of the bad rap that most middle school students get, but my students are over-comers and strive to be world changers. Covid-19 has not made the last 2 years of teaching easy, or equal, for my students. However, we continue to teach our students despite all of the obstacles that are tossed our way which have included: district wide closures, A/B schedule, 1/2 days, entire grade level quarantines, after school activity cancellations, and most importantly loss of face to face instructional time. All of this on top of the socioeconomic challenges my students already face such as 1 income households, all students are eligible for free & reduced lunch, and the childhood trauma many have faced due to the neighborhoods they come from.
Frederick Douglass must have had my students in mind when he said, "You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed."
This project proposal will allow me to begin closing the gaps that Covid-19 has caused my students. My students are resilient and I know this, but I want to help give them every opportunity possible to capitalize on their potential as tomorrow's future.
My Project
During Covid-19 we have not been able to utilize our community partners that have previously allowed our students to use their science labs for STEM projects, research, and so much more. These microscopes will allow my students to continue expanding on what they are reading in their textbooks.
With the use of these microscopes my students will begin seeing an entirely different realm of science that because of Covid-19 they have not been able to utilize over the past 2 years.
Science is a hands-on subject and these microscopes will give my students the experiences needed to begin thinking about themselves in STEM based career fields.
AmScope 120X-1200X 52-pcs Kids Beginner Microscope STEM Kit with Metal Body Microscope, Plastic Slides, LED Light and Carrying Box (M30-ABS-KT2-W),White
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$38.87
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$349.83
LCD Digital Microscope,4.3 Inch 1080P 10 Megapixels,1-1000X Magnification Zoom Wireless USB Stereo Microscope Camera,10MP Camera Video Recorder with HD Screen
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$59.98
3
$179.94
MAXLAPTER Microscope Kit for Kids 8-12 with Prepared Slides, 100-1000X Professional Compound Microscope for Kids Students with Mechanical Stage, Optical Glass Lenses, 10 Slides, Filter, Phone Adapter
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$109.99
1
$109.99
Prepared Microscope Slide Kit (72 Specimens) for Basic to Intermediate Biological Education -- Shatterproof Microscope Slides for Kids w/ 72 Unique Specimens of Plants, Algae, Pollen & More
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$23.44
1
$23.44
Daily STEM: How to Create a STEM Culture in Your Classrooms & Communities
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$22.99
1
$22.99
Jiusion 48Pcs Prepared Microscope Slides Specimen Animals Insects Plants Flowers Sample Biological Specimen, Stereo Microscope Slide for Kids Children Students Enlighten Education
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$15.98
1
$15.98
7th Grade Science: Daily Practice Workbook | 20 Weeks of Fun Activities (Physical, Life, Earth and Space Science, Engineering | Video Explanations Included | 200+ Pages Workbook)
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$14.99
1
$14.99
Energy Poster Set
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$9.99
1
$9.99
Materials cost
$727.15
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$59.26
3rd party payment processing fee
$10.91
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$827.32
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$146.00
Total project goal
$973.32
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$973.32
1 Donor
-$486.66
Donations toward project cost
-$413.66
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$73.00
match offer
-$486.66
Match offer toward project cost
-$413.66
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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