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  • Arcade Fundamental Middle School
  • Sacramento, CA
  • 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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My sixth grade Earth science class comes in each day with one question, "Are we doing a lab today?" They love to learn while doing. This is the time in their lives that they can fall in love with science forever. I want to make that possible by giving them the opportunity to build and create and explore by going beyond the textbook.

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My sixth grade Earth science class comes in each day with one question, "Are we doing a lab today?" They love to learn while doing. This is the time in their lives that they can fall in love with science forever. I want to make that possible by giving them the opportunity to build and create and explore by going beyond the textbook.

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