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Mrs. Murphy from Centreville, AL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What's in your Genes?

My students need DNA study materials so that they can understand this concept as a concrete fact.

  • $558 goal

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I teach in a poor, rural community. My students are awesome and extremely intelligent - they deserve the best education that I can give them. To do that I need your help. My school system cannot afford the science materials needed to prepare my kids for college.

Science equipment is expensive. It is also complex. It is extremely important that my students are exposed to the equipment that they will be asked to use in college. This could mean the difference between them lasting through their first semester in college or dropping out. Your help is essential!!!

The study of DNA can lead my students into several different career paths, medicine, forensics and law are only three of the possible choices. By introducing my students to DNA technology, I encourage them to think outside the box in terms of their future.

Please help me encourage these students to reach far and high. Without your help, I cannot provide the materials that my students need. I cannot show them the excitement of working with DNA and the importance of the work that they could be doing. My students should not be held back by the fact that they are growing up in a poor community. We are grateful for everything that you can do for us.

Mrs. Murphy Bibb County High School Grades 9-12

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Centreville, AL 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

70 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fixed Volume Micropipette Tips • Nasco $11.30 2 $22.60
UltraSpec-Agarose™ • Nasco $129.95 1 $129.95
Variable Micropipette • Nasco $99.95 1 $99.95
Edvotek® AP Lab 6B: Transformation of E. Coli • Nasco $85.50 1 $85.50
DNA Activity Model • Nasco $49.95 1 $49.95

Materials cost

$387.95

Vendor shipping charges

$38.80

Sales tax

$15.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$457.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.34

Total project goal

$557.43

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$557.43

3 Donors

-$514.33

Donations toward project cost

-$457.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$43.10

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$0.00

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