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Mr. Vanderlinden from El Paso, TX is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Everyone Loves Microscopes!

Help me give my students an appreciation of learning to use the microscope!

  • $375 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 Project

The pandemic has left our students lacking some basic science knowledge and experience. Please help me close those learning gaps with some hands-on lab learning.

By helping to fund this project you'll be providing all my students exactly what they need--reusable microscope slides and stains to feed their natural curiosity!

Hands-on activities and lab-based inquisition is still the best way to learn science. Difficult concepts about living things, starting with the cell are the gateway to all things biology, closely tied to using the microscopes in class.

We'll use the supplies from this project to learn about cells, Cell Theory and differences between the kingdoms of living things. Thank you for your consideration!

Mr. Vanderlinden
Grades 6-8
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 157 students.

    7 donors have given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Basic Biology Microscope Slide Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $82.80 3 $248.40
Beginners Introduction to Cells Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.55 1 $35.55

Materials cost

$283.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$318.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.15

Total project goal

$374.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $374.36

6 Donors

-$248.89

Donations toward project cost

-$212.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.75

match offer

-$124.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.07

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.69

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 $0.00

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