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Microscopes: The Windows To Another World

My students need 4 microscopes to learn about the microscopic world.

  • $1,384 goal

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My Students

These microscopes will help the students gain first hand knowledge about one celled life and about the importance of good hygiene.

My students are 7th graders who live in a high poverty area of town.

Many live in single parent families and most are on the free/reduced lunch program. These kids come to school with a desire to learn. They see the importance of a good education to help them be successful. They have made it their goal to graduate from high school and attend college to earn degrees that will give them opportunities for great jobs.

My Project

These microscopes will bring a whole new world to them. We will go to a local lagoon and bring back water samples. We will make a "pond" in the classroom where they can actually see the single cell life swimming around. They will see the variety of life that exists wherever a body of water can be found. This project opens them to other learning such as hygiene and water purification.

Our school is in need of good science equipment that will allow us to give our students the best education to prepare them for high school.

Your donation is going to be part of their education, which is the greatest thing you can give.

Mr. Heinrichs J B Young K-8 School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Davenport, IA 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

125 students impacted 31donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
DLX ELEM MICROSCOPE W/ILLUM EA • Frey Scientific, Inc. $236.95 4 $947.80

Materials cost

$947.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $113.74

Sales tax

 $64.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$1,175.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$207.47

Total project goal

$1,383.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,383.15

25 Donors

-$691.57

Donations toward project cost

-$587.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.73

match offer

-$691.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$587.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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