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Mrs. Liu from Carson, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Future Scientists in the Making!

Help me give my students Lakeshore Meet the Standards Hands-On Complete Science Kits!

  • $735 goal

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My Project

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." -- Benjamin Franklin

My students learn best when given hands-on tasks involving teamwork.

This spring, my fifth graders will take the California Science Test (CAST) and respond to questions related to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) from third through fifth grade. These science kits will serve as engaging review activities before their assessment.

My students are enthusiastic 5th graders who are excited for their final year in elementary school. They are bursting with energy to have a successful year and are highly motivated to learn. My class is made up of 35% English Language Learners, which has me using various teaching methods to help them learn the English language along with the other 5th grade standards, including the Common Core. Being at a Title I school, we are limited to various supplies and often lack engaging science material. I often have to supplement my science lessons with other activities often created on my own and gather resources with my own funds.

I believe all my students will benefit from having Lakeshore's Meet the Standards Hands-On Science Complete Kits from Grades 3-5. These will be used as review before their CAST in the Spring. These will be beneficial because each kit will allow them to develop models and complete investigations as teams to review the concepts they must know from the last few years. Many of my students do not remember what they learned in science the year or two before coming to me, so these engaging activities will serve as a convenient and fun way to remember important content in each major science category.

Mrs. Liu Del Amo 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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Carson, CA 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

25 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Meet the Standards Hands-On Science Kits - Gr. 3 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
Lakeshore Meet the Standards Hands-On Science Kits - Gr. 5 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
Lakeshore Meet the Standards Hands-On Science Kits - Gr. 4 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00

Materials cost

$537.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $49.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$624.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$110.15

Total project goal

$734.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $734.35

11 Donors

-$486.65

Donations toward project cost

-$417.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.25

match offer

-$243.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$206.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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