Past projects 22
The Art of Science: Supplies Needed for Science Class
Funded Nov 14, 2014In this age if technology people seldom want to believe that children want to create hands on objects that require reading directions. Our Project "The Art of Science" has encouraged students to create their own Karakuri designs from Japan and to build on their engineering knowledge as to how objects work.
The paper supplies we received is being utilized to help students create several oragomi designs, as well as paper airplanes for conducting experiments to research "how changing the design of an airplane will affect the distance that the airplane travels". This project as well as several others could only be completed with the generous support of individuals like you.
Several of our students are visual hands on learners and these activities greatly helped them to understand the "science" behind what we are learning in class.
My students asked me to thank you for "blessing" our class and sharing my vision of a well supplied classroom for this school year. The supplies that they needed to complete our science investigations as well as supplies needed for our robotics crew was made possible because of caring individuals like yourself.
Thank you for believing in the future of our students and the need for future scientist and engineers.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Jennings
The Life Cycle Of Plants And How Nature Recycles
Funded Sep 1, 2013When my students received our supplies they were full of questions and wonder, and wanted to begin our plant unit that same day. It took some time to get everything on our list and this has delayed our start of our plant unit. However, we are now on our way and have began using the plant model that we requested. Based on this model students are learning how scientist use models to understand a process as well as the structure of living things.
Students are also learning that we don't have to purchase plastic pots in order to plant our seeds. Students are using the paper pot maker in order to follow directions and recycle old news papers to create plant pots that will be utilized to place compost as well as soil and carry out a scientific experiment that will compare growing plants in compost vs purchased soil in order to observe which one will help seeds to germinate and grow taller plants. Presently we are learning the parts of a plant as well as creating paper pots for our experiment. We will continue to encourage our students to design other experiments throughout the year with all of the supplies that we received.
The supplies that you funded greatly affected my lessons be making them more hands on experiences for all of my special education students. My lessons are more kinetic and students accomplish small successes as they utilize each of the supplies.
We utilized our solar system chart to help students create a model of the solar system and to understand that our plant was not the only planet in our universe. Their "thank you" cards reflects their learning about the solar system and how visual and successful they felt after taking our assessments and completing this unit.
As the year progresses will will utilize the hydrofarm grow light system as well as the hydrofarm germination station with heat mat to design new experiments and expend their learning.
Thank you for believing in our students, our school program and in a science program. We continue to need your support and hope that you will continue to encourage teachers to design units that will inspire the next generation of students to love science and move forward to majoring in science as they move on to high school and college.
Sincerely,”
With gratitude,
Ms. Jennings
This classroom project was brought to life by Kia Motors America and 7 other donors.Recycling Our Trash: Researching For The Best Compost Method
Funded Aug 22, 2013Students in our science class were amazed, and full of wonder as we unpacked the supplies for our science class. We began the semester with the construction of individual indoor worm bins. The pictures you see are students utilizing newspaper to create the bedding needed for their worms. The plastic bins were donated materials from other wonderful donors like yourselves.
Our worm bin project would have been impossible without our worms! We were able to begin our project with worms from Uncle Jim's Worm Farm. The other set of pictures are several students engaged in doing a worm count before obtaining the mass of their worms and placing them in their bins. The worms we received from Uncle Jim were healthy and survived the journey to our school. This project helped all students to better understand the role of worms and other organisms in our soil food web. Students are engaged and enthusiastic to bring organic matter to class to feed their worms and observe how compost is produced.
Students utilized the insect aspirators to collect sow bugs, mites and other organisms in order to identify the organisms found in our outdoor compost bins. This activity enabled students to take an active role in learning about these organism, their characteristic, their behaviors and their roles in a compost pile. Students laughed, screamed, and faced several fears as they were learning and encouraging classmates to utilize this tool. The AmScope 40X-1000X LED Cordless All-Metal Framework Full-Glass Optical Lens Student Biological Compound Microscope + Digital Camera USB Imager, allowed us to view these organism and to engage in discussions that would have never taken place if we were unable to view several microscopic organism. The Earthworm Anatomy Video Package has played a major part in assisting students to understand the anatomy of the worms in their bins, and understanding how they produce humus, the dark substance we call compost.
As compost is generated each week students are utilizing the Garden Soil pH meter to test the pH level in their compost bins as well as the moisture level.
As a bonus students were able to attend a workshop at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden where they practiced utilizing the same tools used in our classroom. Your donations made it possible for our students to receive a quality education and to learn how they can contribute positively to our ecosystem by reducing the level of organic matter that can be recycled.
Thank you so much for supporting our students and science program.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Jennings
Drawing With A Purpose: Following in the Footsteps of Darwin
Funded Jul 11, 2011I want to express a special "thank you", and much excitement for your donation to my project. It is wonderful of you to share in my vision for classroom excellence. Your donation will afford students the opportunity to utilize appropriate resources to assist with their learning.
The tools that you have funded will enable our children to walk in the footsteps of scientist such as Darwin, as they make qualitative and quantitative observations of our ecosystems and microscopic organism and document their findings and observations via drawings in an organized manner.
Their drawings will be the first step to them creating an animation project that requires them to utilize the information they will document in these science logs. These tools will make them think and ask questions about the world around them, their first step in becoming professional scientist.
Again, thank you so much. I can't wait to introduce these tools to our students.
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With gratitude,
Ms. Jennings
This classroom project was brought to life by Carolina Biological Supply Company and 2 other donors.