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Mrs. Tinelle from Bronx, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Investigating Our Way to Understanding Through Lab Projects

My students need 2 Owl Pellet Classroom kits and 1 DNA necklace Classroom kit in order to experience inquiry labs first hand.

  • $271 goal

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My Students

Have you ever attempted to truly understand science without actually performing investigations? My students are visual learners and the best way for them to learn is through experiments and hands-on experience. However, we do not have the supplies necessary to fulfill our state lab requirements.

My students are inner city kids who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Due to their hearing loss, many of them are academically delayed and have many language delays. They are part of a program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students within one of the city's mainstream high schools. They mostly take classes within the program, but they have the opportunity to be mainstreamed into general education classes within the school if they achieve high grades and good regents scores.

My Project

My students are hard workers and always give it their best, but unfortunately this is not always reflected in their exam grades. I believe that if they had a more visual and hands-on way of learning science, they would gain a better understanding and therefore improve their test grades. Using the DNA extraction classroom kit and the 2 owl pellet classroom kits, my students will be able to conduct experiments themselves, rather than just watching a demonstration. With the ability to do the experiment themselves and not just watching, my students will be able to become more self-motivated and self-directed learners because they will see their successes through the experiments. The DNA kit is also great for them because it is their DNA, which makes it more personal and memorable.

Having these science supplies for the students will help my students gain the confidence they need in science and allow them to focus on their strengths rather than their weaknesses.

I'm believe that the hands-on approach will spark an interest in science for those who don't have one yet and encourage those who already do to strive for more explanation and understanding.

Mrs. Tinelle Harry S Truman High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY 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

32 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Owl Pellet Study Classroom Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $63.65 1 $63.65
DNA Necklace Classroom Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $47.45 1 $47.45
Owl Pellet Study Classroom Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $63.65 1 $63.65

Materials cost

$174.75

Vendor shipping charges

$17.48

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$229.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.56

Total project goal

$270.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$270.41

10 Donors

-$265.90

Donations toward project cost

-$229.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.51

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$0.00

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