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Mrs. Breanna Allen from Graniteville, SC is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Microscope Experience in the Science Lab

Help me give my students more experience with microscopes in the science lab.

  • $301 goal

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My Project

Often times when I have my students using microscopes in class they have no clue what they're doing; they've never had the chance to use them prior to my class. We go over the parts of the microscope and how to use them, and watch videos to help explain their usage, but once they're in the lab they struggle to find their specimen on the slide.

The majority of the time the issue is that they don't know what they're looking for, which is essential for beginners.

By getting the Digital Microscope Imager with this project, I would be able to show them on the SmartBoard what they should be looking for on the slide by demonstrating it to them with the adapter that attaches to the eyepiece on the microscope and connects to the computer with a USB cord. Locating specimens on the slide could be modeled for the students so that they could see it happening in real-time and be shown how to use the fine and course adjustment knobs to focus their specimens.

The other items in the project are additional supplies to complete microscope labs. We have a few of the colored threads and letter e slides and one box of the hair comparison slides, but not having enough for each lab group to have their own made the lab take longer since each group worked at different paces and each group had to share the slides. Getting additional slides of each would help cut this time in half and reduce the amount of wait time for each group.

Mrs. Breanna Allen Midland Valley High School Grades 9-12

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Graniteville, SC 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

170 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hair Comparison Microscope Slide Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $75.15 1 $75.15
Celestron Digital Microscope Imager 2MP, Capture Your Discoveries, (44423) • Amazon Business $69.95 1 $69.95
Colored Threads Slide w.m. • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.90 4 $23.60
1PCS Letter e Microscope Slide, w.m. Prepared Microscope Slide for Class Students • Amazon Business $5.77 4 $23.08
Frey Scientific Cover Slip, 18 x 18 mm, 0.13-0.17 mm, Pack of 100 - Glass - Middle-High School - Adult • School Specialty $2.99 2 $5.98

Materials cost

$197.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.55

Sales tax

 $13.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.04

Total project goal

$300.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $300.26

1 Donor

-$150.13

Donations toward project cost

-$127.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.52

match offer

-$150.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.52

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