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Please Help Inner-City Students Experience Science!

My students need bacterial conjugation kits so they can understand how bacteria share genes and ultimately give rise to antibiotic resistant strains of pathogens.

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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.

My Students

Do you remember that one lab experiment in school that got you hooked on science? My students have yet to experience a lab that is not only engaging, but highly relevant to the 21st century.

My students are some of the sweetest kids on the planet, but every one of them comes from challenging circumstances.

These students live in poverty where they are surrounded by gangs and drugs. Many of them are far below their grade level in terms of math and reading. The school that they are attending is brand new and is dedicated to not only getting them to graduate high school, but to graduate college as well.

My Project

These kits will allow the students to grow two different strains of bacteria. Each strain is resistant to a different antibiotic. Once the students have grown the first batch of bacteria they will allow the two strains to mix and share genetic material. This sharing of genetic material will confer antibiotic resistance to both strains making them impervious to antibiotics. Both strains of bacteria are completely safe and cannot infect humans. At the end of this unit, students will understand how bacteria share genetic information and what the repercussions of this are for humans.

The most common question students have is, "Why do I need this?" Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria are becoming more common.

By understanding how bacteria can thwart humans, we can show these students that we need them to learn this more than ever.

Mr. Simms Synergy Quantum Academy Grades 9-12

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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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

175 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Introductory Bacterial Conjugation Kit Refill • Carolina Biological Supply Company $29.45 7 $206.15
Introductory Bacterial Conjugation Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $82.65 1 $82.65

Materials cost

$288.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.88

Sales tax

 $26.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$383.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.67

Total project goal

$451.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $451.11

2 Donors

-$195.47

Donations toward project cost

-$191.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$225.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$191.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.08

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 $0.00

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