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Mr. Ford from Chico, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help us Graph!

My students need materials for graphing. They need to have sharpened pencils in order to graph precisely, along with graph paper in order to graph neatly.

  • $383 goal

This project expired on December 23, 2014.

This project expired on December 23, 2014.

My Students

"Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." In order to teach a man to fish, he needs a fishing pole. In order to teach my students how to graph, they need the proper materials.

My students are eager to learn.

They don't mind putting forward the effort to do good work, but they don't want to have to spend time setting up graphs by drawing untidy axes or by stamping their paper with an incomplete grid. They don't want to get bogged down by busy work in order to get to the objective of the lessons.

My Project

My students will have access to graph paper any time they need it. Due to budgetary constrains, I haven't been able to supply them with graph paper in the past. Those students that can't afford it have had to use graph stamps instead. The graph stamps are somewhat adequate, but they are not nearly as neat or efficient as graph paper. My students also need sharpened pencils in order to graph precisely. It's hard to make precise graphs with dull pointed pencils. It's also inefficient to have to sharpen their pencils down to nubs in order to get them sharp. An electric sharpener will make all the difference. However, some students have mechanical pencils and often run out of lead. The replacement lead will allow me to give them lead when they need it. The rulers will allow my students to draw straight lines in order to keep their graphs neat.

These materials will allow my students to get down to business when they need to graph.

They will have graph paper, a sharpened pencil and new, straight ruler without any dings on the side in. They won't need to spend unnecessary time stamping on graphs and interpreting results because they weren't able to graph as precisely as necessary.

Mr. Ford
Grades 9-12
    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 175 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pacon Quadrille Ruled Graph Paper 16lb., 8-1/2x11", White, 500/Ream • Quill.com $7.64 20 $152.80
X-ACTO Heavy-Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener • Quill.com $46.74 1 $46.74
Dixon Ticonderoga Pre-sharpened No. 2 Pencil • Quill.com $2.97 12 $35.64
Quill Brand Mechanical Pencil Lead Refills 0.7mm • Quill.com $4.67 3 $14.01
Westcott School Rulers 12", Plastic Style in Assorted Colors • Quill.com $0.33 40 $13.20
Quill Brand Mechanical Pencil Lead Refills 0.5mm • Quill.com $4.67 1 $4.67

Materials cost

$267.06

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $24.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$325.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.44

Total project goal

$382.95

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