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Ms. Cooper from Miami, FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Starfish and Urchins and Squids, Oh My!

Help me give my students lab aprons and googles to protect their skin, eyes, and clothes during great lab experiments.

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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

Our students are part of a nationally recognized science zoological magnet program. We teach our students to become caretakers of nature and the environment, especially that of our Florida’s natural habitat.

It is through participation in the Zoology Magnet Program and our comprehensive science classes that the acquisition and application of advanced scientific and mathematical concepts, along with research experimentation and the use of technology, that such empowerment will occur.

Our students have had the unique opportunity to witness the evacuation process for hurricane preparation of the zoo animals and see the aftermath of wind damage of an animal's natural environment.

Our school's cultural landscape is 47% Hispanic, 46% African-American, and 7% White with over 95% eligible for free and/or reduced price lunch. We are a Title I designated school that sits in the lush landscape just east of the Florida Everglades.

My Project

Starfish and urchins and squids, oh my! Protecting our learners in research project is driven by curiosity in the middle school science laboratory. Our students need lab aprons to help protect their skin and clothing during their quest of scientific exploration. Learners spend time observing and analyzing a variety of marine and land animals. Field trips not only take place at the zoo, but on Florida's coast. It is there that marine science comes to life and our students take to the water to collect sea urchins or starfish or maybe get a kiss from a dolphin!

“EEEWWWWW!

Cool! Wow!”, are the reactions from the teen zoologist. During the lab process, groups are eager to begin dissecting. Heads are positioned closely together to study the structure and muscles mass of any unusual fish. With googles on, their eyes are protected from a sudden burst of an unknown liquid.

Our comprehensive science classes use the acquisition and application of advanced scientific and mathematical concepts, along with research experimentation and the use of technology. These students are also enrolled in honors level mathematics and language arts classes. Most are earning high school credit while in middle school.

Ms. Cooper Richmond Heights Middle 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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Miami, FL 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

459 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Laboratory Aprons Value Pack, Small Size (27 x 36 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $36.90 12 $442.80
Safety Goggles, Small, Blue, Value Pack of 10 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.55 5 $177.75
Laboratory Aprons Value Pack, Adult Size (36 x 43 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $46.80 2 $93.60

Materials cost

$714.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $71.42

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$826.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.81

Total project goal

$972.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $972.09

4 Donors

-$972.09

Donations toward project cost

-$826.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$145.81

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 $0.00

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