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Ms. Collins from Saint Louis, MO is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Whose Prints?

My students need 2 containers of fingerprinting powder, 6 powder applicators, and a fingerprinting identification poster.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Collins's classroom raised $297

This project is fully funded

I am a high school biology teacher in the public school district. My students love to do hands-on activities. However, due to a small budget, my students do not have the opportunity for great labs as the materials are unavailable to them.

In an attempt to get my students more involved in science, I like to do lab activities. With popular television shows such as CSI, Law and Order, and NCIS forensics is a hot topic of interest. Several of my students have shown interest in forensics.

After one student found a lab in the textbook looking at fingerprints, my students have been intrigued. They think that investigating fingerprints would be fun. Fingerprints is a simple and fun activity that my students can easily complete. This lab will make my students feel as if they are an investigator similar to their favorite television series. It will also give them the hands-on experience they enjoy. These materials can be used in several different labs, and be re-used over the next few years.

Solving crimes with fingerprints can bring a whole new experience into my students' academic lives. By donating you will be bringing a real-life application of science to my students. Thank you for all of your help and support!

Ms. Collins Northwest Law Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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.

Saint Louis, MO View local requests

More than half of 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
MAGNETIC FINGERPRINTAPPLICATOR • Carolina Biological Supply Company $26.36 6 $158.16
FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION • Carolina Biological Supply Company $19.90 1 $19.90
MAGNETIC FINGERPRINTING POWDER • Carolina Biological Supply Company $7.84 2 $15.68

Materials cost

$193.74

Vendor shipping charges

$19.37

Sales tax

$8.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$243.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.34

Total project goal

$296.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$296.34

1 Donor

-$142.88

Donations toward project cost

-$121.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.43

match offer

-$143.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$117.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.23

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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