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Ms. Samuel from Miami, FL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Future Is Now!

My students need The Properties of Light Kit so they can detect the illumination of objects and understand refraction. They're excited about having a microscope to view the animal and plant slide sets.

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My Students

Our students don't have access to science materials that can enrich our classroom experience. However, when we show them videos and read books they get excited about science. The desire for more technology is there! We need a rocks and minerals kit, also a microscope to introduce them to the wonderful world of magnification. The butterfly life cycle and the frog life cycle posters help our students to see visually how animals are different. We need the properties of light kit to show the different types of illumination and reflective nature of objects. We're able to do labs inside the classroom where students can find their inner scientist. The eye model kit that breaks down the different parts of the cornea, iris and sclera helps our students connect with their own biology. My school has 80% or more students born of immigrant parents. By making math and science fun and visual, we help them imagine a greater future with more possibilities for lucrative STEM careers. The planning of the future is Now!

My Project

The science materials will help my students really see what rocks and minerals look like and feel like. The textbook usually has great pictures, but it's nothing like feeling the texture of rocks in your own hands. Most of my students don't have access to national parks where they would get exposed to different rock formations, and many rocks that we study in our science book are not found in Florida.

The microscope will magnify a whole new miniature world.

We can begin with the animal and insect slide set, and the blank slides allow them to bring in their own samples. The Kit Soda Bottle Rocket can teach the students about propulsion, torque and compression. It may inspire them to want to work for NASA.

The magnet set can teach them about the magnetic pull of the North Pole and South Pole and how it helps birds navigate south for the winter. It may inspire them to become a pilot or a naturalist that saves endangered animals. Every moment of exposure increases their chances of finding a career they love.

Ms. Samuel Toussaint L'Ouverture Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wolfe Introductory Student Microscope, 45 Inclined Head • Carolina Biological Supply Company $134.10 1 $134.10
Properties of Light Kit • Nasco $119.95 1 $119.95
Insect Specimen Blocks Insect Orders • Nasco $87.50 1 $87.50
CLASSIFICATION OF MINERALS SET OF 50 • Frey Scientific $76.49 1 $76.49
Mechanical and Chemical Weathering of Rocks Kit • Nasco $59.95 1 $59.95
EYE MODEL • Frey Scientific $49.46 1 $49.46
KIT- PHYSICAL MATTER PROPERTIES • Frey Scientific $44.99 1 $44.99
Typical Animal and Plant Cells Slide Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $42.30 1 $42.30
Alnico Magnet Set • Nasco $31.25 1 $31.25
KIT SODA BOTTLE ROCKET • Frey Scientific $22.46 1 $22.46
Gallon Balance Kit • Nasco $21.50 1 $21.50
Giant Magnetic Frog Life Cycle Set • Nasco $17.95 1 $17.95
Magnetic Butterfly Life Cycle • Nasco $17.95 1 $17.95
Coverslips, Student-Quality, Glass, 18 x 18 mm, Box of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.87 1 $3.87

Materials cost

$729.72

Vendor shipping charges

 $76.84

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$847.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.56

Total project goal

$997.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $997.07

1 Donor

-$997.07

Donations toward project cost

-$847.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.56

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