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Mrs. V. from CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Planetariums and Planispheres in the Class!

My students need two star theaters to create an interactive planetarium in my classroom and two planispheres to explore the stars during class and at home.

  • $177 goal

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I teach beginning ESL to students who are new to this country. My students range from 6th to 8th grade. They all have one thing in common; they are all hungry for an education.

The students that I work with are students from different backgrounds. They come to this country and face a variety of challenges and struggles, such as language and cultural changes. Back in their country formal education is not as accessible as it is here; therefore most of these students have gaps in their education. Here in our classroom we offer them the opportunity to narrow that gap and create a better future for students who a few months ago had an uncertain future.

This year I want to teach my new students astronomy, for this reason a Star Theater and planisphere would be wonderful and extremely helpful. The Star Theater will be absolutely fantastic! It will transform our classroom into a planetarium. The planetarium will depict the universe right in our classroom. Then, they will be able to use the planispheres, which are stars maps, to learn how to locate each star. The students will be able to take the planispheres home and conduct their own stellar explorations. With my students, because English is not their first language, visuals are constantly a part of their learning process.

With your help my students will be able to learn about the universe and the stars. They will not only get to read about but actually view and explore space for themselves.

Mrs. V.
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
STAR THEATER • Sargent-Welch $32.85 2 $65.70
PLANISPHERE,30-40 DEG N • Carolina Biological Supply Company $20.43 2 $40.86

Materials cost

$106.56

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.66

Sales tax

 $7.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$145.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.83

Total project goal

$176.83

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $176.83

4 Donors

-$170.59

Donations toward project cost

-$145.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.24

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