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Mrs. Nilsen from Savannah, GA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Check Out Our Cells Some More!

My students need a powerful microscope that will allow them to see their own cheek cells.

  • $384 goal

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My Students

Last week I was able to get a cordless microscope from the help of Donors Choose and we are so excited! One microscope for 25 eager students is great, but another one would be even better! Please help give us the opportunity to explore our cells some more.

Students at our Title 1 school come from a high poverty area and don't have much experience with science.

Since the introduction of a science lab last year, all students in grades 1-5 have been given the chance to engage in a hands-on lab once a week. We have limited resources and hungry learners. Available lab supplies are mostly dated and/or cheaply made which inhibits many potential experiments for our young scientists

My Project

What's a better way to learn than literally looking inside yourself? Fifth grade students learn about plant and animal cells but we don't have enough microscopes to view the cells. I want students to make mounts of their own cheek cells and get a chance to learn about science in a very hands-on way!

Students that are able to experience science first hand are much more likely to enjoy science and school.

We are counting on this generation of students to solve the world's problems with pollution, disease and energy. We need to provide them with the tools they need to succeed in school and beyond. Every scientific breakthrough had scientist behind it, and at one point, every scientist was eleven.

Mrs. Nilsen Haven Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Savannah, GA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wolfe CFL Cordless Educational Microscope • Carolina Biological Supply Company $246.05 1 $246.05

Materials cost

$246.05

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.60

Sales tax

 $16.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$326.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.59

Total project goal

$383.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $383.91

7 Donors

-$358.91

Donations toward project cost

-$305.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.84

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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 $0.00

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