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Ms. Barajas from Los Angeles, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Third Grade Scientists Study Live Animals

Help me give my students the experience of becoming young scientists in the classroom by donating towards the purchase of two DELTA Science Module Plant and Animal Life Cycles Living Material coupons.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Barajas's classroom raised $413

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

Future Scientists

I want my third-grade students to be able to observe live animals in the classroom as they learn about classifying animals in the next English Language Arts Unit.

They will learn about the different characteristics of animals and be able to retain more of what they read because they will be studying the live animals as well. They are enthusiastic learners who love animals and are looking forward to writing a short research paper about an animal they choose. I will create a variety of activities centered around observing the live animals in order to learn the similarities and differences organism's life cycles.

Ms. Barajas Euclid Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Delta Science Module Plant and Animal Life Cycles Living Material Coupon • Frey Scientific $124.59 2 $249.18
LIVE MATERIAL CHARGE • Frey Scientific $12.50 1 $12.50

Materials cost

$261.68

Vendor shipping charges

$31.40

Sales tax

$23.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$350.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.93

Total project goal

$412.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$412.88

4 Donors

-$304.06

Donations toward project cost

-$265.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.11

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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