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Mrs. Zibell from Bridgeport, CT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Discovering Science Through Reading, Experimenting, and Transformation!

Help me give my students a Science magazine subscription and amazing STEM experiment kits to use in our class.

  • $191 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 Project

My students have grown up in an inner city. Many of these children face poverty, violence and obscenities of life on a daily basis that are well beyond what most of us could not imagine. They are always looking to learn new things and explore different subjects more in depth. They come to school hungry for knowledge trying to do their best to learn as I try to do my best to give them a good education and an introduction to the American way of life.

My school has limited resources.

Having these resources will keep my students' minds moving and active; also giving them resources to experiment with and simple experiments to do in the classroom or at home gives them motivation to explore. This will be able to keep students engaged in reading at all levels and topics.

My students need more resources that reflect their environment. Science is important to my students. We practice science through reading, but they love doing science experiments, so a kit would help them explore more. Furthermore, National Geographics kits have outstanding, easy-to-follow instructions for parents and kids to explore on their own. Students are so limited by the world around them that we need to extend it miles through reading and experimenting.

What my students love most is hands-on experiments. Being able to see in person, how an experiment starts, what the outcome is, and the discussions we will have in the process, will teach them more than any book.

My students need to continue being challenged, to increase their reading stamina but most of all as they increase their stamina, they will continue reaching for higher-level books and activities, so let's continue to push our future scientists.

Mrs. Zibell Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Bridgeport, CT View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Mega Science Lab - Science Kit for Kids with 75 Easy Experiments, Featuring Earth Science, Chemistry Set, and Science Magic STEM Projects for Boys and Girls (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $61.74 1 $61.74
Science Spin®, Grades 3-6 (min. 20 subscriptions per order) (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $0.99 25 $24.75
Original Stationery Grow Your Own Crystals Galaxy Terrarium Kit For Boys, Grow 3 Crystals for Beginners & Make a Galactic Scene with Aliens and LED Night Light • Amazon Business $21.90 1 $21.90
STEM Craft Kits for Boys Crafts, Electric Motor Car Kit Building Projects, Engineering Toys for Kids 8-10, Fun Activities Electronic Science Experiment Gifts for Boy Ages 6-8 8-12 Year Old • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99

Materials cost

$127.38

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.48

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$161.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.55

Total project goal

$190.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $190.32

3 Donors

-$124.92

Donations toward project cost

-$108.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.24

Matching donations from our partners

-$62.46

Match offers toward project cost

-$53.09

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.94

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 $0.00

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