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Ms. Rivera from Long Is. City, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Real Frogs, Real Tools, Real Learning!

My students need science tools that will enrich our science learning and exploration. We need real specimens like insects, animal hair, fossils, and frogs to make learning more authentic and engaging. We also need microscopes!

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students are very bright dual language students in the 3rd grade! They strive to work hard every day in both English and Spanish instruction and come from very diverse cultural backgrounds. Having been together since Kindergarten, they are a close-knit group of kids who are eager and excited to tackle the third grade and continue their learning in both languages.

Everyday, my students are working hard to be more and more independent in their dual language classroom, but they need more resources.

I've watched them grow into such great independent young learners during the past couple of months. They need to be supported with more opportunities to be independent in an organized classroom.

My Project

Science class will never look the same with these items at our fingertips! With your help, I am hoping to give our room the proper science center it deserves and introduce a maker-space. Our students are craving exploration and need to use their senses to make sense of complex concepts like the life cycles of plants and animals and ecosystems! They need to observe specimens through a microscope like real scientists do. They need a space where they challenge themselves to create new ideas and think like an engineer.

I've chosen hands-on tools like fossils, microscopes, and real frogs (yes, real frogs!) housed in an acrylic block to make science learning the best it can be this year.

These items will benefit my students because science needs to be more interactive and enriched through real tools and experiences for young students! My visual learners and hands-on learners can finally get more out of out science classes through exploration. Help me bring these experiences to my students so that they can be the best third grade scientists they can be.

Ms. Rivera PS 17 Henry David Thoreau Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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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Long Is. City, NY View local requests

More than half 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

21 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Microscope kit for children,microscope for beginners,80X,200X and 450X Magnifier, Children's Science Toys,Educational Toys,Birthday Gifts White • Amazon Business $21.99 4 $87.96
Tot Tutors Kids' Toy Storage Organizer with 12 Plastic Bins, Espresso/White (Espresso Collection) • Amazon Business $58.99 1 $58.99
NatureBlocks Acrylic Block Life Cycle Display: Grasshopper • Amazon Business $34.81 1 $34.81
Geo World Bugs World Collection of 12 Real Insects • Amazon Business $31.35 1 $31.35
Awesome 8 Pcs Fossil Collection/Set - Shark and Dinosaur Tooth, Ammonite Fossils, Fish and Urchin Fossil, within a RIker Display Frame with Beverly Oaks Exclusive Certificate of Authenticity • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95
Life Cycle of a Frog in Acrylic Block • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
Small Fossil Excavation Kit • Amazon Business $5.99 4 $23.96
4M Magnet Science Kit • Amazon Business $10.20 2 $20.40
Skoolzy Straw Structures Interlocking Building Connecting Engineering Construction Kit - 200 Pc Straws and Connectors STEM Set Preschool Fine Motor Skill Toys for Girls & Boys - Free Activity Download • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Learning Resources Giant Magnetic Frog Life Cycle Set • Staples Advantage $18.99 1 $18.99
Learning Resources Giant Magnetic Plant Life Cycles • Staples Advantage $18.19 1 $18.19
Pacon Card Stock, 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, Colorful Assortment, 250 Sheets (101199) • Amazon Business $17.88 1 $17.88
48pc Kids Plastic Prepared Microscope Slides of Animals Insects Plants Flowers Sample Specimens for Stereo Microscopes • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Duracell CopperTop AA Alkaline Batteries, 20 Count • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
ScienceGeek Magnetic Levitator Floating Classic Anti-Gravity toy • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Darice Wood Shape Assortment, 1000-Piece • Amazon Business $11.87 1 $11.87
Chenille Kraft Jumbo-Sized Craft Sticks - Pack of 500 - Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Glantop Newton's Cradle Art in Motion Medium • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
Play-Doh 10-Pack of Colors (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Misscrafts 42pcs 6" x 6" (15x15cm) 1mm Thick Soild Felt Nonwoven Fabric Sheet Pack DIY Craft Patchwork Sewing Squares Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Creativity Street Chenille Stems/Pipe Cleaners 12 Inch x 6mm 100-Piece, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $2.39 3 $7.17
Chenille Kraft 377401 Natural Wood Craft Sticks, 4 1/2 x 3/8, Wood, Natural, 1000/Box (CKC377401) • Amazon Business $7.10 1 $7.10
La vida marina (Sea Life) (Spanish Version) (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Aleene's Tacky Pack • Amazon Business $2.45 2 $4.90

Materials cost

$498.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$536.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.60

Total project goal

$630.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $630.68

1 Donor

-$310.93

Donations toward project cost

-$271.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.14

match offer

-$310.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$264.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.64

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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