Past projects 6
Bumble Butterfly Garden
Funded Apr 28, 2021It has been a few months since we received and made use of your donations. Our garden is coming along as planned because of your generosity and willingness to contribute to our cause. We installed our bird feeders and been hotel. It is exciting to see native species visiting our green space. Although there was not enough time to completely build al of the planter boxes, our kids were able to assist me in building two large ones. We ended the school year with two planter boxes filled with beautiful herbs and other edible plants. Even more exciting is engaging with people in our community as they stop and complement our space or simply want to know what we are working on.
It is truly a wonderful experience to be outdoors and see our kids learning how to use tools, work a compost bin, and even search for insects. Most importantly, we began creating a safe, green space that will function as an outdoor classroom for three different schools.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Moya
This classroom project was brought to life by Optimum and 11 other donors.Zero Waste School
Funded Mar 27, 2018We are so incredibly grateful for your generous donation. Your contribution allowed my Race Against Waste green team to reinforce the importance of recycling in our school. We have received many compliments from our school community about how beautiful our sorting stations look. In just two days, we have noticed that our school community has been actively placing their trash in the appropriate bins. When the bins arrived, members from the R.A.W. team rushed to assist with the boxes, open them, assemble the bins, and place recycling stickers on them. It was very exciting for all of us. Our school does not currently recycle, and being the first ones to effectively implement it is both; challenging and rewarding. We will continue to work hard to educate our students about the impact that they have in our environment. We hope that our sorting stations will encourage everyone in the building to recycle everyday and become a zero waste school in the near future.
Thank you”
With gratitude,
Ms. Moya
This classroom project was brought to life by Ripple and one other donor.Lets Build Something Together
Funded Jan 2, 2015Because of your donation, I was able to add these models to the classroom and allow my students to visualize a small structure such as a cell or the female reproductive system which they were all fascinated to know more about. Every year, my students are expected to re-create a model of both, the animal and plant cell and I show them online pictures to explain what the expectations are. Now that we have the animal cell model in the classroom, they constantly see it and have analyzed it in order to put together their own model of the cell.
The model also allowed me to break out of the conventional testing routine for students who are more visual and/struggle with test taking. These students were provided with the model and they had to verbally state names and functions of organelles, as well as compare and contrast between animal and plant cells.
Their reaction to the female reproductive system was a welcoming one. It brought in many laughs, giggles, and much curiosity as well as amazement. I was more than happy to answer the many questions and address their confusions. They now have a model to which I can refer to when explaining birth, gestation period, menstrual cycle and reproduction in general. Thank you”
With gratitude,
Ms. Moya
Chem-is-try. So Let's Try Together
Funded Jul 29, 2010My students were thrilled to walk into the classroom and see a periodic table that shows what each element looks like. Many of them stand in front of the table almost daily to look at different elements and ask very interesting questions. They were even more excited when they conducted a physical vs. chemical change lab and noticed how lead nitrate, combined with potassium iodide changed to a rich yellow color. This gave them a chance to see the formation of a precipitate. To add to their amusement, we burned cupper sulfate crystals and they were fascinated with the green color that it emits.
It would be very difficult to do activities like these and get students enthusiastic about chemistry if it wasn't for generous and kind people like you. I truly thank you for your help and I look forward to the rest of the school year to continue using the materials that we have received. Thank you ”
With gratitude,
Ms. Moya
Static Chemistry
Funded Dec 1, 2010I had the opportunity to use the van der graff machine with all of my students. They were very curious to know what was in the box. When I took out the machine, they all wanted to know what it could do and it triggered a lot of excitement when I turned it on. It was extremely funny seeing how many of them enjoyed feeling shocked and learning how electricity is passing through their body, causing their hair to stand up. Those that were afraid of getting shocked, also got to experience this because the other students decided to hold hand and create a long chain so that the electrons pass through the chain and then shock their victims. Thank you for making this possible. They all had a great time and learned about electricity through in an informal, yet fun way.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Moya
Chem Lab That Rocks. Exposing Students To Chemistry.
Funded Mar 8, 2010There is nothing nicer in the world than people who are willing to help and contribute. Your donation has brought so much enthusiasm to my students during lab. It was amazing to see their faces when we used a blowtorch to see how different metals emit different colors. They had already learned that particles under a lot of pressure tend to come very close together, and they were full of suspense when they slowly shook a propane tank just to feel that a gas was in a liquid phase under a lot of pressure. They were even more thrilled when finally the metal solutions that we obtained because of you were burned. For the first time, students had the opportunity to use a spectroscope to observe the light that these metals emit and their different intensities. Another experience that my students enjoyed was feeling different materials such as wood, steel, aluminum, brass, copper, and pvc and compare their densities. We also took advantage of these materials to determine which ones are good conductors of electricity and which ones were not and understand the reason why. Finally, students witnessed the way that reaction rate is affected with different concentration amount in what is called a "Clock Reaction". Students were so amazed seeing how a mixture of two different liquids change color over and over for a few minutes. This triggered so much curiosity and wonderful inquiry from them. Being able to conduct simple experiments such as burning different salt solutions and using actual laboratory materials entices students to learn more about science. I would like you to know that you have made a difference because the experience that you provided my students with is one that many of them will remember in the future.
As an educator, I feel that our students should be exposed to as much math, science and technology as we can expose them to and hope that they will grow an interest in these exiting fields, but order to do so, we rely on generous donors like you.
I truly thank you very much for caring. Science is more fun when it is hands-on. ”
With gratitude,
Ms. Moya