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Ms. Atwell from West Lafayette IN is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Too Small to See...I Need a Microscope!

Help me give my students a microscope, magnets, and books to encourage them to expand their thinking and mindset.

  • 4 donors
  • $593 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

I enjoy integrating science into reading and math instruction. I want my students to learn to question the world around them and to seek out explanations for their questions. This microscope is a tool that will be used weekly within our classroom. My students will make slides and observe what is beyond the human eyesight.

The books and magnets will also assist in expanding my students thinking.

I know exactly how my students will use these resources within their weekly instruction. They will not be sitting on shelves but in students' hands.

Ms. Atwell
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Microscope for Adults Kids, 100X-2000X BEBANG Compound Microscope with Microscope Slides, Microscope Kit for Kids Students Home School Lab • Amazon Business $79.99 2 $159.98
Lakeshore Don’t Lose Your Marbles STEM Learning Lab • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Dog Man Books Series Set 1-10 • Amazon Business $71.90 1 $71.90
Fly Guy 15 Book Collection • Amazon Business $45.90 1 $45.90
Discovery Toys Anti-Gravity Magnetic Science Experiment KIT | Magnetic Levitation Toy Spinner, Compass, Spring | Physics Stem Toy | Educational Gift for Kids | 7 Experiments Maglev Toy | 8+ yrs • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Torlam Magnetic Fraction Tiles & Fraction Circles Activity Set - Math Manipulatives for Elementary School - Fraction Magnets & Resources - Fraction Strips & Bars • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
48 Prepared Microscope Slides Set of Animals Insects Plants Flowers, Biological Learning Resource Specimens for Kids Beginner Classroom Basic Science Education • Amazon Business $11.58 1 $11.58
Science Comics: Rocks and Minerals: Geology from Caverns to the Cosmos • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Lakeshore Magnetic Coins • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
Grtard 10Pack 35LBS Magnetic Hooks Heavy Duty, Neodymium Magnet Hooks for Hanging, Strong Black Magnetic Hooks Cruise, Magnets with Hooks for Home, Kitchen, Workplace, Office • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
OPTO-EDU E35.3501 Blank Microscope Slides & 100-Pieces Square Cover Glass, Glass • Amazon Business $6.84 1 $6.84

Materials cost

$462.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$503.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.86

Total project goal

$592.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $592.39

3 Donors

-$283.18

Donations toward project cost

-$273.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.00

match offer

-$271.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$230.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$38.21

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 $0.00

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