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Mrs. Yamauchi from Bakersfield, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Biotechnology in Bakersfield

My students need essential biotech equipment to perform electrophoresis and learn proper techniques from understanding the volumes of micropipetting to learning to load gels with different substances to understanding why the electrophoresis demonstrate molecular size.

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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

I teach at a high school with a great number of students who enjoy science, but do not have access to equipment that is being used by leading industry companies in biotechnology. I have the privilege to teach some of the most amazing students on our campus. They include AP Biology, Honors Chemistry, GATE Biology and General chemistry. Many of the students I teach are located in the lower-income part of town with a high number of students of color. 87% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Many of them are first generation students and look forward to being the first person in their family to go to college. Last summer I was able to participate in the AMGEN Biotech experience which allows me to bring materials from the Los Angeles area to give my students experience with these tools. I can tell you, my students LOVED this. While we get to borrow some equipment from AMGEN, building a supply of biotech materials for my students increases student use and accessibility to these kinds of materials. I would like to eventually develop a biotechnology class where kids can utilize the content they learned and use these innovative materials.

My Project

Many students watch crime scene shows or know someone with diabetes. These things all relate to biotechnology and giving my students a chance to operate the actual components of this kind of science not only enhances their science education but also stimulates the possibilities of entering that field of science.

I am excited to give my kids a chance to use a micropipette and learn how electrophoresis works.

They will be able to load DNA into the wells and watch as they race across the gels. A micropipette is a very useful tool that isn't hard to learn, but can be utilized in a variety of ways. The students will come to understand why we use small amounts compared to using large amounts of materials. They will also learn how to load gels with different dyes or DNA material. With this comes learning how to use the electrophoresis unit and its significance to loading dyes. The kids get to feel like real-time forensic scientists or a geneticist that is exploring the chance of making a new gene! This kind of stuff connects our students to the science we do in our classroom to the science that occurs everyday out in the real world.

Having 6 micropipettes is a far cry from enough in the room, but it's a good start. We do get to borrow from a company that loans us material, but we have to drive to Los Angeles and return it all within 3 weeks. We would like to build our own stock up here so that we can utilize this in more than one classroom.

Mrs. Yamauchi Golden Valley High School Grades 9-12

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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Bakersfield, CA 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

180 students impacted 26donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolina Separation Station II Electrophoresis Equipment Package, 110-V • Carolina Biological Supply Company $620.05 1 $620.05
Carolina Laboratory Pipettor, 2.0 to 20 L • Carolina Biological Supply Company $134.95 4 $539.80
Carolina Laboratory Pipettor, 20 to 200 L • Carolina Biological Supply Company $134.95 4 $539.80

Materials cost

$1,699.65

Vendor shipping charges

 $169.96

Sales tax

 $155.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$25.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,080.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$367.17

Total project goal

$2,447.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,447.79

21 Donors

-$2,026.61

Donations toward project cost

-$1,804.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$222.24

match offer

-$325.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$276.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$96.18

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