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Mr. Heinrichs' Classroom

  • Garfield Elementary School
  • Davenport, IA
  • 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

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  • Erosion Explosion

    Funded Jul 29, 2011

    Thank you all for your generosity. My curriculum, Earth Science, deals with forces of nature and how it affects environments. We can now use the stream tables to see a model of how those forces reshape the landscape. Students will have exposure to how Earth is constantly changing by water, wind and drought. Having the tables allows them to set up situations that can take several years to happen in real life. Now they can model it in one class time to understand. My favorite example is showing how glaciers change the land of an area.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Heinrichs

    This classroom project was brought to life by Gap Inc. and 14 other donors.
  • Microscopes: The Windows To Another World

    Funded Oct 7, 2010

    I am very grateful to all of you for your donations. I thought the amount of funds would take much longer to reach. You obviously see the importance of quality equipment in the science classroom. These microscopes will allow the students to get a better education by doing hands on science. I have received a lot of positive feedback from my students. For some of them, this is their first experience using microscopes. They were amazed at the (until now) hidden world that has been around them all this time. One of my students often swims in his grandpa's pond at the farm. He thinks it is cool knowing what kind of life is swimming all around him. Some of the girls were not so excited to hear that information. Thank you to all for making this purchase possible for me and my students.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Heinrichs

    This classroom project was brought to life by KnowHow2GO and 30 other donors.
  • Eye Wear Because I Care

    Funded Feb 18, 2010

    Thank you for donating to our need. We are a small school and are in need of sponsors. The safety goggles you helped purchased have enhanced the lessons in class. We are able to go more in depth with the curriculum. My students like wearing them and get excited when I tell them to "go get your goggles". We are able to share the new goggles between all three grade levels. Your donation has impacted the entire school. Safety is a high priority in our district. You will see the happy faces on some of the students as they are doing interesting labs using different types of water in some pictures and dissection in others.

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Heinrichs

I teach 6th grade science and am the science department chairperson for my school. My school is an inner city school in which 81% of our kids are from low income families. Many come from single parent families as well increasing numbers of kids raised by grandparents. Many families also live in combined households with extended families. These kids do not have the same opportunities as most kids do.

About my class

I teach 6th grade science and am the science department chairperson for my school. My school is an inner city school in which 81% of our kids are from low income families. Many come from single parent families as well increasing numbers of kids raised by grandparents. Many families also live in combined households with extended families. These kids do not have the same opportunities as most kids do.

About my class

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