You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Goode from Scottsburg, IN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Goode is requesting

Getting Freaky about Fossils

My students need fossils, fossils, and more fossils from the different prehistoric periods.

  • $314 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Everyone remembers a time when dinosaurs were one of the most fascinating things this world had to offer. Trying to imagine the size and wonderful changes that occurred while the dinosaur roamed the earth is very interesting to everyone especially 2nd grade students.

I want to give my students the opportunity to observe real fossils and exact replicas of fossils.

I want them to better understand the massive size of the different dinosaurs and the tiny creatures that also existed during these time periods. I want to give them a chance to see pictures in books and also give them a three-dimensional object to observe.

My Project

The study of fossils can also be carried into other subject areas. When we study fossils we not only study the history of them, but we also incorporate them into the rest of our subjects. We can use our fossils and write descriptive papers on the individual fossils. We can also write about existing during the time period of different fossils. There are endless possibilities to the different uses of the fossils, and fossil replicas.

The most memorable lessons for my students have been the hands-on lessons.

The fossils and fossil replicas will give the students the opportunity to not only study the different time periods of the fossils, but to also see and hold a part of history. When they are able to see and feel the fossils it will inspire them to learn more on their own. I want to further intrigue my students to become self guided learners, and in turn create life long learners.

Mrs. Goode
Grades PreK-2
  • Johnson Elementary School
  • Scottsburg, IN
    • 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

    This project will reach 30 students.

    6 donors have given to this project.

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Goode is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dinosaur Museum in a Box • Nasco $49.95 1 $49.95
World of Fossils • Nasco $110.75 1 $110.75
FOSSIL SET CLASSROOM • Frey Scientific, Inc. $45.95 1 $45.95

Materials cost

$206.65

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.58

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$266.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.00

Total project goal

$313.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $313.33

4 Donors

-$156.67

Donations toward project cost

-$133.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.50

match offer

-$156.66

Match offer toward project cost

-$133.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Goode and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"IN","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/getting-freaky-about-fossils/434875/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":30,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Goode","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"2036744424","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Scottsburg","teachersOnPage":[127693],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":434875,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"127693":{"owner":"Mrs. Goode","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[434875],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp127693_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1471014174137","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":35519,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTQwMjc=","NjQwNTY0","MTg0MDI=","NTkyMjIy","NjQyNDE3"],"teacherId":127693,"schoolCounty":"Scott","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"IN","name":"Indiana"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.