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Mr. Vega from Brooklyn, NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Identifying Minerals

Help me give my students a chance to practice social emotional learning in science using minerals and mineral testing tools such as streak plates.

  • $401 goal

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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

For this project, students will work to find the identity of unknown minerals by performing common tests. Each member of the group will work to solve "one piece of the puzzle" but only together, will the research team be able to accurately determine the correct mineral name. Students will recognize the importance of collaboration while relying on each other in the context of a real-world science scenario. After the science activity, students will work to identify a mineral that best matches a colleague's personality. For example, they might identify a student's bright, lustrous personality to match quartz.

Social emotional learning has become such an important focus since many children have spent the last 2 years out of the classroom.

Additionally, in an era where college and career readiness is a prominent factor in the teaching and learning process, STEM education is becoming more and more important.

I know that my students will achieve greater learning outcomes, given access to 21st-century tools and content that will encourage them to think deeply about science concepts while building on their own social and emotional skills.

Mr. Vega PS 207 Elizabeth Leary Grades 6-8

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More than half 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

130 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Glass Plates (pack/10) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $20.16 2 $40.32
GALENA CLEAVABLE SS PKG 10 • Ward's Science $33.96 1 $33.96
WARDS ESSENTIALS GRAPHITE PK 8 • Ward's Science $14.79 2 $29.58
CALCITE-ICELAND SPAR SS PK 10 CLEAV • Ward's Science $28.01 1 $28.01
MAGNETITE LODESTONE SS UTAH PK10 • Ward's Science $24.23 1 $24.23
White Streak Plate • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.59 2 $17.18
Black Streak Plate • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.59 2 $17.18
TALC-SOAPSTONE SS PK 10 GRY (ALBERENE) • Ward's Science $13.30 1 $13.30
SULFUR SS PK 10 MASSIVE FRASCH • Ward's Science $12.71 1 $12.71
WARDS ESSENTIALS MICROCLINE PK 8 • Ward's Science $8.97 1 $8.97
WARDS ESSENTIALS FLUORITE PK 8 • Ward's Science $8.97 1 $8.97
WARDS ESSENTIALS HEMATITE PK8 • Ward's Science $8.97 1 $8.97
WARDS ESSENTIALS PYRITE PK 8 • Ward's Science $8.97 1 $8.97
WARDS ESSENTIALS MILKY QUARTZ PK 8 • Ward's Science $8.97 1 $8.97
WARDS ESSENTIALS MUSCOVITE PK 8 • Ward's Science $8.97 1 $8.97
WARDS ESSENTIALS GYPSUM PK 8 • Ward's Science $8.97 1 $8.97
WARDS ESSENTIALS HORNBLENDE PK 8 • Ward's Science $8.97 1 $8.97

Materials cost

$288.23

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.55

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$340.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.02

Total project goal

$400.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $400.12

6 Donors

-$347.00

Donations toward project cost

-$335.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$48.00

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 $0.00

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