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Mrs. Phillips from Columbus, GA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Putting the Fun in Forensics!

Help me give my students hands-on learning experiences to dive into our unit on forensics!

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This semester my students are diving into the criminology world. (Just for fun, right?!) They are going to learn all about forensics and a breakdown of items these scientists use to help solve mysteries/crimes. We are going to look at finger printing (analyze our own prints and then compare them among our peers). We are then going to study the process of lifting print from specific objects. Then we’re going to dive into the world of chromatography and see how it helps to solve problems in cases. After that we plan to take a deep look at various hair samples that would be marked as evidence to hopefully help ourselves solve the crime. These kits will allow for us to make all of these goals possible in our unit.

What we learn from these kits and cases will help us to create our own fractured fairytale “whodunnit?”

And what better to learn about following clues and using deductive reasoning by playing some rounds of Guess Who. This should surely spark their interest in the beginning of our unit!

Mrs. Phillips St. Elmo Center for the Gifted Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

110 students impacted

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Missing Money Mystery: An Introduction to Forensic Science Classroom Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $362.25 1 $362.25
Kemtec Elementary Crime Solving Kit - Glass - Kids • School Specialty $186.82 1 $186.82
Lab Kit Ink Chromatography Forensics • Ward's Science $88.32 1 $88.32
His Hair Her Hair Whose Hair? Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $74.92 1 $74.92
Hasbro Gaming Guess Who? Junior Board Game | Guess Who? Game for Younger Kids | Ages 3 and Up | 2 to 4 Players | Preschool Games | Fun Games for Kids • Amazon Business $14.99 4 $59.96
Hasbro Gaming Guess Who? Board Game, with People and Pets Cards, The Original Guessing Game for Kids, Ages 6 and Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $14.93 4 $59.72

Materials cost

$831.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $75.51

Sales tax

 $57.41

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,007.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$177.77

Total project goal

$1,185.16

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