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Mr. O'Connell from Chester, SD is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. O'Connell's classroom raised $509

Using A Digital Microscope to Enhance Learning for 2026

Help me give my students a better view of the specimens we're studying in life science. New technology builds excitement in the classroom. Students enjoy using new science instruments that builds interest.

This project expired on February 8, 2026.

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Mr. O'Connell Chester Area School
Chester, SD Grades 6-8

My Project

Our students are engaged in learning and are always curious to new beginnings in technology and science. A digital microscope can be an incredibly powerful tool for our students in life science. It brings the microscopic world to life in ways that the traditional microscopes can't. The different features include real-time viewing, where students can see organisms, cells, and microorganisms in various resolutions on the screen. Another feature, zoom and focus, is the ability to zoom in and out digitally. Students can explore different magnifications without having to adjust physical lens. The last feature and most important is the engagement, more than one student can look through the lens, the entire class can view the same image on the screen.

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Mr. O'Connell Chester Area School Grades 6-8 Chester, SD View local requests 25 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Celestron LCD Digital Microscope II • Carolina Biological Supply Company $335.54 1 $335.54

Materials cost

$335.54

Vendor shipping charges

 $43.62

Sales tax

 $18.45

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$432.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.35

Total project goal

$508.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $508.99

4 Donors

-$342.00

Donations toward project cost

-$313.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.80

match offer

-$140.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$119.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

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 $0.00

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