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Ms. Polanco from Bronx, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Biology to Life!

My students need hands on science! I have requested 3 microscopes so that my students can see the micro-world around us.

  • $1,121 goal

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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 school is dedicated to developing future leaders in Math, Science and Technology by providing a world-class education that prepares students for college and higher learning. A progressive curriculum consisting of supplemental activities with high expectations is offered in a personalized, caring and student centered environment. The student demographics are Asian: 5%, Black: 17%, Hispanic: 76%, White: 0%. Of our 669 students 17% are English Language Learners and 23% are Special Needs Students

Our school strives provide an academically rigorous education that has many enriched and extended intellectual learning experiences inside and outside the school building; Our students will develop the qualities necessary to fulfill their future roles as leaders in Math, Science and Technology.

Our students want to fulfill their academic potential by becoming:

Critical thinkers

Active problem solvers

Inquisitive readers

Diligent researchers

Effective writers

My Project

MHV is a school dedicated to offering students the best education possible, this means that students are often exposed to experiential learning.

Microscopes bring biology to life!

Having these microscopes will allow students to have greater access to learning the new science standards in New York State. Students will view magnified plant and animal cells and apply what they have learned in class.

Students can view the world of micro-biomes around them and learn, apply, and demonstrate mastery of New York State Science Educational Standards.

Also the structure and function of cells and cell parts. The Next Generation Science Standards recently approved in New York State say that students should be able to distinguish between complex and microscopic structures and systems that can be visualized, modeled, and used to describe how their the function of said structures depends on the shapes, composition, and relationships among its parts; therefore, complex natural and designed structures/systems can be analyzed to determine how they function.

Ms. Polanco Mott Hall V School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

96 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wolfe LED Cordless Educational Microscope • Carolina Biological Supply Company $256.50 3 $769.50
Kensington - Wireless Presenter Pro with Green Laser - Black • Best Buy Education $63.49 1 $63.49

Materials cost

$832.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $76.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$952.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$168.08

Total project goal

$1,120.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,120.51

1 Donor

-$1,120.51

Donations toward project cost

-$952.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$168.08

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