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Mr. A. from CT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Trust us, Science is in our DNA!

My students need Laboratory Centrifuge with Timer and Speed Control in order to perform various genetic engineering experiments. It is an inspiring activity that will give them a hands-on experience in a STEM field.

  • $422 goal

This project expired on March 9, 2018.

This project expired on March 9, 2018.

My Students

99% of my students receive free or reduced lunch. More than half of my students are from a single- or no-parent homes. Nevertheless, they are very eager to learn, but due to lack of exposure beyond their neighborhood environments, they are left to settle for less than what their peers in other neighborhoods aspire towards.

To compound matters, budget cuts in the school district continue to siphon much needed funds from the classroom.

I teach science with no laboratory to conduct labs. I teach science with no lab equipments to conduct a standard-based scientific lab. More than 90% of my students do not have the experience of going out to see how scientists are engaging in different scientific endeavors.

My students are very passionate about science. I want them to get a full and enriched experience of science that would motivate them to get into STEM and other related careers. I want them to discover their innate potential and aspire to greater heights beyond what their environment provides.

My Project

Living organisms are made up of DNA. Students understand this concept better through hands-on experiences extracting DNA from various organisms.

They use various restriction enzymes to cut the DNA, and perform gel electrophoresis to analyze DNA fragments and sizes, and how restriction sites are used in various genetic engineering applications.

Students will also try to combine DNA fragments from different organisms to form a hybrid. They will use work with plasmids to understand the priniples of bacteria transformation

Introducing our students to such a learning environment will introduce them to opportunities they may not even know they were interested in.

Mr. A.
Never Before Funded Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kenley Desktop Electric Lab Laboratory Centrifuge with Timer and Speed Control - 4000 rpm - Capacity 20 ml x 6 • Amazon Business $75.99 2 $151.98
AmScope M150C-I 40X-1000X All-Metal Optical Glass Lenses Cordless LED Student Biological Compound Microscope • Amazon Business $70.53 1 $70.53
Innovating Science Electrophoresis: Agarose Gel Separation of Dyes Kit • Amazon Business $56.50 1 $56.50
Bipee Plastic Centrifuge Tubes, 15ml, Conical Bottom, Graduated Marks, Blue Screw Cap, Pack of 100pcs • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
Momok 600 PCS 1.5ml plastic Microcentrifuge Tube with Snap Cap, clear plastic test tube, Centrifuge tubes, Polypropylene Graduated, natural • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
JPSOR 200pcs 1ml Disposable Plastic Transfer Pipettes with Scale • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
AmScope BS-72P-100S-22 72 Pieces of Pre-Cleaned Blank Microscope Slides and 100 Pieces of 22x22mm Square Coverslips Cover Glass • Amazon Business $7.96 1 $7.96
Karter Scientific 208U2 Plastic Test Tube Rack for 15/17 mm Tubes, Holds 50, Detachable • Amazon Business $6.25 1 $6.25

Materials cost

$323.76

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Sales tax

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3rd party payment processing fee

$4.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$358.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.29

Total project goal

$421.91

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