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Ms. Sankstone from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science Supplies

My students need 1 Nutrient Analysis and 3 slide kits for labs, 200 blank slides to make slides, 5 stopwatches to time chemical reactions, and other basic lab supplies.

  • $560 goal

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My Students

Do you remember the first moment that science came alive for you? Was it when you saw chlorophyll moving within a cell? Was it when you discovered that magnets can float? My project is designed to build on my students' moment of wonder, to create the future scientists of America.

My school is a happy, joyful place, filled with bright and enthusiastic learners.

My middle school students are motivated to achieve, and want to explore and investigate their world. They dearly wish to have engaging labs with an inquiry-based science program. In fact, our greatest limitation to implementing an inquiry-based science program is our lack of funding, resources, and materials. Helping to resource our lab will not only enrich our curriculum, it will help the teachers build on our students' interests and abilities in science.

My Project

My students need 1 Nutrient Analysis and 3 slide kits for labs, 200 blank slides to make slides, 5 stopwatches to time chemical reactions, and other basic lab supplies. Microscope Labs The microscope slides will be used in labs in 7th and 8th grades. My 8th graders will be creating their own slides, while the 7th and 5th graders will be making observations of plant and animal cells. Food Nutrition Kit My 7th graders will use this kit to test for lipids, proteins and carbohydrates in food. They will determine whether foods marketed as fat-free are, in fact, fat free. Independent Investigations and Inquiry (AKA: Fun!) I like to have lots of play stations in my classroom. The magnets will be placed on a wall (I am building a wall of magnets) for my students to enjoy.

This Donor's Choose project is so very important to my students and my school.

It will encourage my students, expand and enrich the current curriculum, and move us towards a truly inquiry-based science program. The materials in this project will have an impact school-wide. I will use the materials for my 6th, 7th, 8th graders, and teachers from the younger grades will also be using the supplies.

Ms. Sankstone Robert A Black Magnet School Grades 6-8

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

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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Chicago, IL 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

200 students impacted 19donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Beginners Introduction to Cells Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $27.69 3 $83.07
Caroslide Set: 72 Slides, #1 and #2 Cover Glasses • Carolina Biological Supply Company $17.86 4 $71.44
Lab-Aids(r) Food Nutrient Analysis Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $88.30 1 $88.30
Stopwatch, Pack of 5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $36.05 3 $108.15
Carolina Magnet Center • Carolina Biological Supply Company $44.17 1 $44.17
Floating Magnetic Rings Set of 4 with Stand • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.27 1 $4.27

Materials cost

$399.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.94

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$475.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.88

Total project goal

$559.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $559.21

15 Donors

-$547.45

Donations toward project cost

-$466.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.62

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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