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Past projects 6

• Outbreak! A Bioengineering Activity

  Funded Aug 27, 2019

  Thank you so very much for supporting my project! Because of you, some amazing students from diverse backgrounds will have access to a fun and engaging way to model outbreaks. This will bhrlp them understand immunity and how public health is managed. Thank you again for assisting me in bringing hands on, phenomenon driven activities to my classroom!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Compton

  This classroom project was brought to life by Overdeck Family Foundation and 7 other donors.

• Middle School Science Fluency and Parental Involvement

  Funded Mar 23, 2017

  Thank you so much for supporting this project. Thanks to your donations, students in our middle grades science program have access to fun, engaging board games that assist them in mastering the large breadth and scope of topics required for the 8th grade comprehensive science test. The cards are color-coded to encourage students to use context clues and tap into the competitive nature of every student. The games increase student engagement while providing a systematic way of tracking student knowledge of the topics they need for success. This resource will continue to help our middle school science students for years to come. Thank you!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Compton

  This classroom project was brought to life by Overdeck Family Foundation & Simons Foundation and 2 other donors.

• Inquiry-Driven Investigations in Ecology and Natural Selection

  Funded Oct 2, 2017

  Thank you so much for funding this project. This project will provide engaging, informative activities for diverse learners. Game play and hands on learning will help build student confidence. Your support means more lessons that are geared to all learners. Hands on lessons increase engagement, especially with english language learners and students who face numerous academic challenges. Thank you for your support!!!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Compton

• Take Home Inquiry Labs in Biology

  Funded Feb 28, 2017

  Thank you so much for your support with this project. The resources were used by students in tutoring sessions after school. Due to time constraints, kits are not prepared in sufficient time to be sent home. Next year this project will be fully implemented with the parental involvement aspect.

  Students were able to build macromolecules to understand the various structures of macromolecules, and were them able to conduct experiments with the kit purchased with your generous contribution. Students were also able to dissect owl pellets and reach I higher understanding of energy flow in food webs. Thank you for your support in this endeavor to make engaging inquiry-driven lands available to students of all backgrounds. We look forward to fully implementing this project near to include parental involvement.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Compton

  This classroom project was brought to life by Overdeck Family Foundation & Simons Foundation and one other donor.

• Circulatory System Inquiries for Anatomy and Physiology

  Funded Nov 8, 2016

  Thank you so much for supporting this amazing inquiry experience for our students. We were fortunate enough to receive an additional blood typing kit through Title 1 funding, and because of this over 200 students were able to do the blood typing lab. This is above and beyond the initial use we projected. Students were able to understand not only the heredity of blood types, but were also able to see a visual example of how antibodies and antigens react together in the immune system.

  The circulatory system STEM lab was also amazing for allowing students to think outside the box. Students initially struggled with their designs, as they are unaccustomed to open ended projects such as this. The activity gave them to the opportunity to try different things and to better understand how the human circulatory system works.

  The students were so excited to do these activities. Many of our students have had very few hands-on inquiry style activities in their science education, so this was a fantastic opportunity for them. These resources will continue to be used for years to come. Thank you so much for your support!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Compton

• Frogs for Biology

  Funded Feb 27, 2016

  Dear Donors,

  Thank you so much for your generous donation to help purchase frogs for dissection for my three biology classes. These students are amazing--ranging from ninth to twelfth grade, from all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. Our school is a Title I school, and for many students this was the first dissection then had performed. The students have just come off of their End Of Course final exam, and they have been looking forward to the dissection since we received funds a few months ago. Because I took over this class in November, we have crammed an entire year's worth of curriculum into four and a half short months. The kids have worked hard and grown by leaps and bounds. State testing can sometimes suck the fun out of learning, so it was fantastic to have this huge milestone for them to look forward to.

  The students were equal parts excited and grossed out by the endeavor. Many of the students were squeamish at first, but soon dug in with with a great deal of excitement. Not only did students receive a better understanding of amphibian anatomy, they also viewed structures that are comparative to our own. They viewed a liver for the first time, were able to see the circulatory network that underlies the skin of the frog, and were able to view a ball and socket joint. The best part of the entire experience was that the students were able to take their own course. After finishing the initial opening of the body cavity, students could take the lead in their exploration of the frog. This facilitated student-lead discovery of many different things: the anatomy of a frog eye, the skeletal structure, a better understanding of brain development, and more. The students were 100% engaged in the activity--something we fight for every day in the classroom.

  As an added bonus, we were able to share the resources with the class across the hall, reaching a total of 200+ students instead of the original 90 that I had planned for. In addition, the seven stainless steel dissection kits purchased with these funds will be used for years to come in future biology and marine science classes.

  I thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this experience possible. I had students that are generally classified as "low expectancy," those who slack off and rarely turn in work, carefully dissecting and organizing their work with rapt attention. That is the heart and power of hands-on science. Without you, this day could not have been possible.

  "Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace." - Confucius”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Compton

  This classroom project was brought to life by J.Crew and 6 other donors.