You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Solimene from Danbury, CT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Solimene is requesting

Basic Science Tools for Middle Schoolers

Help me give my students the change to learn science by using real science tools that are designed for early learning.

  • $1,051 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

Our students are diverse and enthusiastic. Our small city is made up of families in need, who know education is the key to their children's opportunities for happiness and success.

Some of our families have no technology access from home, and in our school, we have a shortage of access as well.

Our schools continue to be underfunded by our state, and compared to other districts nearby, we struggle to provide the basics, and are in need for things other schools take for granted.

My Project

Our state adopted new national science standards but provided no funding for items needed to teach and learn the new content. Well-funded districts shifted their purchasing to cover their needs for the new standards. For schools with no science budget, like ours, there was nothing to shift.

My students need basic items to understand how to collect evidence and analyze it, with their own hands.

Currently, we perform many investigations as virtual (on paper. We don't have regular access to computers) investigations. Having measuring tools and lab kits allows my students to understand that measuring tools and data collection begin the path to answering questions.

Ms. Solimene
Grades 6-8

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Solimene is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BALANCE TRIPLE BEAM PL • Frey Scientific $81.50 4 $326.00
SCALE COMPACT DIGITAL 500G • Frey Scientific $72.91 2 $145.82
HEREDITY OF HUMAN TRAITS LAB • Frey Scientific $20.58 5 $102.90
MAGNETS BAR ALNICO 3X3/8X2/8 IN PKG/2 • Frey Scientific $6.81 12 $81.72
WIND METER DWYER (M.P.H.) • Frey Scientific $28.68 2 $57.36
SCALE LINEAR SPRING SING • Frey Scientific $18.24 1 $18.24
SCALE LINEAR SPRING SINGLE • Frey Scientific $18.24 1 $18.24
BEADS UV CHANGING 150-200/PK • Frey Scientific $10.07 1 $10.07

Materials cost

$760.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $91.24

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$893.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.59

Total project goal

$1,050.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,050.59

17 Donors

-$897.06

Donations toward project cost

-$765.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$131.56

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Solimene and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CT","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/basic-science-tools-for-middle-schoolers/4328052/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":125,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Solimene","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"802868338","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Danbury","teachersOnPage":[3438505],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":4328052,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"3438505":{"owner":"Ms. Solimene","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4328052],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3438505_orig.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598920879078","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21038370,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NjgzNDg3MQ==","NTI0Mzg2Nw==","NjU4MzQ4NQ==","NDQ3MDI5Mw==","NjA4MjQzNA==","NTI0Mzg4Mg==","NjgzNDc4NQ==","MjcxNTg4Nw==","NjgzNDcyNg==","NjgzNDgxMA==","NjA4MjA1OQ==","MTA4NDg3MA==","NjgzNDc2OA==","NjgzNDY5Mg==","NDAzMTAyMw==","NjgzNDc2MA==","NjgzNDc3Nw==","OTY2NDU1"],"teacherId":3438505,"schoolCounty":"Fairfield","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CT","name":"Connecticut"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.