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Mr. LaFranca from Brooklyn, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hey Mom, look at these genes!!

My students need a centrifuge to do some genetic engineering.

  • $379 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.

I am a 9th grade Biology teacher who is trying to improve his school's science curriculum. Most of my students come from families that are at or near poverty level. These students are also the first in their families to have an opportunity to attend college.

Science is one of those subjects that could be fun because students get to do labs. However in my class, most of the labs that the students do are paper labs, which means that the students do a lot of cutting, coloring and pasting. Not a lot of science stuff. With the exception of a few labs that involve microscopes, my students do not get the opportunity to use scientific equipment.

What I want to do is get these students interested in science. Last year my students became very interested in genetic engineering, but when we did a simulation using a "paper lab" the students quickly lost interest. What I want to do is have my students this year actually do some genetic engineering. The lab is simple because it comes in a kit, however it requires a centrifuge. My budget will cover the kit but not the centrifuge.

Imagine how these inner city students will feel when they successfully complete this lab and tell their family and friends that they created a new organism. Please donate to this project. Your donation will keep my students interest in science as well as in school. Thank you.

Mr. LaFranca Williamsburg Charter High School Grades 9-12

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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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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
Revolutionary Science Centrifuge RS 102 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $269.96 1 $269.96

Materials cost

$269.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$310.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.05

Total project goal

$378.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $378.06

2 Donors

-$189.02

Donations toward project cost

-$155.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.02

match offer

-$189.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$155.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.03

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 $0.00

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