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Ms. Bainsmith from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Scientists In Training Seek Supplies

My students need science kits, pencils, notebooks, and additional lab materials to investigate important scientific and social issues like air quality and green energy.

  • $1,083 goal

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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

This year will be my 5th year at the same Title I middle school and I can't see myself anywhere else, because of the students. Our school's population is highly diverse, and many face the obstacles of poverty - roughly 90% are minority students and 90% receive free/reduced-price lunch. Our school is big part of the community, where families take great pride in the successes of their children, our students.

They are students who deserve the chance to explore and engage in authentic learning experiences.

These kids show up at school, despite whatever struggles they may be facing, and take on the academic world. They are full of energy and enthusiasm waiting to be channeled, and I am lucky to work with them.

My Project

Utah has finally updated their core standards, modeled after the NGSS. Our new science curriculum means a more authentic, constructionist approach to learning. It also means that we need new materials, more than a school budget can provide, to make sure that no investigation opportunities are missed.

My hope is that through these investigations some of my students will be inspired to pursue careers in STEM; and all of my students will begin a journey to being informed, curious citizens, and critical consumers.

They will be geneticists when they investigate inheritance with Wisconsin Fast Plants. They will be medical professionals when they learn about structure, function, and systems through dissection of Carolina Perfect Solution Frogs. With the Carolina air quality survey kit the students will get a chance to be concerned, informed community members when they test air quality throughout the year, collecting and analyzing hard data about the consequences of our winter inversions. They will be engineers of the future when they explore green energy with the Power House Kit. They will be evolutionary biologists when they use the Changes Over Time kit to identify patterns of structure and development in all species.

My students also need basic supplies, notebooks, glue sticks, and pencils, to record data and observations and keep their information organized. The book Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions will help me better facilitate the inquiry necessary to get the most out of these kits and supplies.

Ms. Bainsmith Northwest Middle School Grades 6-8

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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolinas Perfect Solution Frog, 4 to 5 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $6.07 27 $163.89
Inquiries in Science: Changing Over Time Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $145.35 1 $145.35
Power House Kit, Green Essentials • Carolina Biological Supply Company $105.75 1 $105.75
Wisconsin Fast Plants Monohybrid Genetics Classroom Kit Refill • Carolina Biological Supply Company $51.75 2 $103.50
Carolina EcoKits: Air Quality Survey • Carolina Biological Supply Company $50.35 2 $100.70
Staedtler Pre, sharpened No. 2 Pencils, HB Pencil Grade, Yellow Lead, Wood Barrel, 144 / Box • Staples Advantage $25.92 1 $25.92
Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions • Amazon Business $25.21 1 $25.21
Parafilm • Carolina Biological Supply Company $23.35 1 $23.35
Elodea canadensis, Living, Pack of 25 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $22.05 1 $22.05
Expo Low Odor Dry-Erase Markers, Fine Point, Black, 12/pk (SAN86001) • Staples Advantage $14.99 1 $14.99
Pyrex Glass Griffin Beaker, Low Form, Measuring, 400 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.36 3 $13.08
Staples 1-Subject Wirebound Notebook, Wide Ruled, 8" x 10 1/2", 70 Sheets • Staples Advantage $0.25 50 $12.50
Alka-seltzer Original Effervescent Tablets, 72-Count • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
Alka-seltzer Original Effervescent Tablets, 72-Count • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
Lysol Disinfecting Wipes, Lemon & Lime Blossom, 320ct (4X80ct) • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
Elmer's Extra Strength Office Glue Sticks, 0.28 Ounces Each, White, 24 Sticks per Pack (E554) • Amazon Business $9.14 1 $9.14
Staples 1-Subject Wirebound Notebook, Wide Ruled, 8" x 10 1/2", 70 Sheets • Staples Advantage $0.25 25 $6.25
Dixon 3 1/2" Pre-sharpened Golf Pencils, #2 Soft, 144/Box • Staples Advantage $5.42 1 $5.42

Materials cost

$810.17

Vendor shipping charges

 $67.77

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$920.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$162.37

Total project goal

$1,082.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,082.46

3 Donors

-$1,064.81

Donations toward project cost

-$920.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$144.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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