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Mrs. Rhoads from Saint Louis MO is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Show Us The World

My students need a motorized Planetarium, a Bulletin Board Solar System, a mini lunar globe, a magnets of the solar system, and Basic Orbit Orrery.

  • $1,207 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our typical day in the classroom involves a healthy dose of Science and Math. We love to read about science related topics. We need to our students to build a love of science. We struggle with student engagement and need more hands on materials to get them there.

I have the privilege of teacher 15 wonderful, curious, 5th grade students in a very high poverty school district.

The district that they attend is currently unaccredited and lack funding for science materials in general. Our students deserve a leg up, and it is not their fault that they lack the resources that other accredited districts take for granted.

My Project

Our students will be able to explore questions about what is out there in the universe and how it works. We will grow "Smarter, Together" by using the hands on materials which engage their curiosity even further. Our students will see how the solar system works, without having to imagine it from a text book.

The Motorized Planetarium, lunar globe, and planetary posters/bulletin boards will allow all of my students to be engaged in learning.

The posters and magnets will allow other students to refer to the information about the planets. The globe will help students see details about the moon that they have never seen before, and will foster a love of science that may last their whole lives. They may even decide to pursue careers later in the science field because of this.

Mrs. Rhoads
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Planetarium Motorized (Tripp)� • Sargent-Welch $819.00 1 $819.00
Basic Orbit Orrery� • Sargent-Welch $32.72 3 $98.16
MAGNET SOLAR SYSTEM GIANT • Frey Scientific $24.29 1 $24.29
BULLETIN BOARD SOLAR SYSTEM • Frey Scientific $16.46 1 $16.46
GLOBE MINI LUNAR • Frey Scientific $16.19 1 $16.19

Materials cost

$974.10

Vendor shipping charges

$6.83

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,025.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$180.98

Total project goal

$1,206.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,206.52

1 Donor

-$1,206.52

Donations toward project cost

-$1,025.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$180.98

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$0.00

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