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• Let's Play Kahoot!

  Funded Apr 3, 2025

  Thank you so much for funding this DonorsChoose project to purchase Kahoot for my class. I really like using the digital platforms, but they have gotten quite expensive especially if we use several different ones.

  With Kahoot!, we can use the platform to review material for testing in a game platform. I can maintain student privacy by using safe but silly Kahoot! generated nicknames. The platform has no advertising , which makes a big difference! It will grade the assessments and keep a record of them as well.

  Thank you again for supplying my classroom with an excellent digital platform. I really appreciate it.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Sheila Moore

• Gimkit and Cheez-its!

  Funded Mar 25, 2025

  During the time of Covid, schools invested in and promoted a lot of digital learning platforms. Teachers became accustomed to those platforms, and we put a lot of lesson plans, materials, and resources into those platforms. Now money is tight and our district has cut back on paying for those platforms.

  But never fear. As a DonorsChoose teacher, I know just who to ask for help and that is you. Thank you so much for paying for both mine and my teammates Gimkit subscription. With a paid subscription we have access to more interactive learning games and no ads. We certainly appreciate that.

  Additionally I added a couple bottles of snack items. You can get teenagers to do a lot of things with enticing food. I meant to order boxes of Cheez-Its. But ultimately, I made a mistake and a mixed box of snack items Arrived instead. But that was fine. My students now had choices.

  Again, thank you so much for your support for my students, my classroom, and me. It's hard for me to imagine teaching without YOU!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Sheila Moore

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and one other donor.

• Wiffle Ball, Anyone?

  Funded Mar 25, 2025

  YAY!!! Can you say FUN! This was so much fun for the physical science students as they studied actions and reactions. I used an AI service and was able to create a super activity. I just needed the wiffle balls and bats. But as usual, DonorsChoose to the rescue! The balls and bats were perfect as you can see in the pictures.

  We brainstormed and tried all sorts of ideas to connect with the ball to get the greatest distance. On the second day, we used a bracket system to add a little competition (aka fun) to this activity. I mean it is bracketology season!

  Thank you for bringing this vision of a project to life. It is so difficult to find activities to pique the interests of teens, but this one was literally a "hit'.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Sheila Moore

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 2 other donors.

• A Stool With a Back - Part 5

  Funded Mar 22, 2025

  My goodness! Thank you so much. My students love these chairs in my over populated classroom. I often have to use a randomizer to see who gets the privilege of sitting in line. Of course I don't blame them; they are very comfortable and they are bar height like our lab stations. Since I teach teenagers, they still have the wiggles, too, so they enjoy the gentle rock this chair offers.

  I absolutely love DonorsChoose and it's ability to match charitable folks to needy classrooms. Thank you so much.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Sheila Moore

• Blowin' and Testin' in the Wind

  Funded Mar 25, 2025

  Thank you, thank you, and thank you! This project was funded just in time. And I mean just in time.

  Our class studied wind energy and we were ready to test our school campus for wind speeds. This project was funded on Tuesday and our lab was scheduled for Thursday. Unbelievably, the new anemometers were shipped very quickly and arrived on Wednesday afternoon. Students installed all the batteries and attached the wrist cables and we were ready to use them on Thursday.

  The lab involves using a cup anemometer versus a digital anemometer at different sites on our school campus. We loved having a reliable device that gave us accurate information.

  Thank you so much for supporting my students and me.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Sheila Moore

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 5 other donors.

• Hot Air Rises

  Funded Mar 26, 2025

  How fun is this project with gyroscopes and giant balloons! Most of my students have never used a true gyroscope. And none of them have ever launched a 50 foot black solar balloon! Thanks to wonderfully charitable folks and DonorsChoose we have been gifted lots of STEM experiences of which you are a part! Thanks!!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Sheila Moore

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 4 other donors.

• Edpuzzle Video and Questions!

  Funded Mar 25, 2025

  Thank you so much for your generous donation(s) to our project for EDpuzzle. It is a great resource to show videos to our students and hold them accountable with relevant questions. It is a teacher-vetted and student-approved!

  We continue to be amazed and thankful for the wonderful humanity of the donors at DonorsChoose.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Sheila Moore

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 4 other donors.

• Safety First! Snacks Second!

  Funded Jan 29, 2025

  New cool safety glasses? Yes!!!

  You should have heard my students. They said they were so cool and were such pretty colors. They wanted to know if they could wear them over their glasses. They exclaimed that they had no scratches on them. They said they fit so much better than the ones they've ever used! Success!

  Thank you so much for giving my students new safety glasses. Our first opportunity to use them was with a hydrochloric acid lab to watch rocks fizz. Yes, they looked cool, had no scratches and all the other things my students noticed, but ultimately the safety glasses protected their eyes!

  We enjoyed our snacks too after a test last week . Thank you!

  Ya'll are the best!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Sheila Moore

• See the Light!

  Funded Jan 28, 2025

  Thank you so much for helping us to fund our project, "See the Light". The timing on this completed project was absolutely perfect.

  Currently, we are studying the earths position in space. We used the flashlights, and of course, the batteries to power them, to show how light from the sun affects the Earth. While holding the flashlight at several different angles, we shine the flashlight on graph paper and count the number of lighted squares. This very simple, hands-on activity gives the student a visual on intense light at the 90° angle versus scattered light at the 30° angle. Students then use their data that they collected and make us statement about lighted squares and angles. Next students then use that information and infer how that applies to the planet, making our tropic zones, temperate areas, and polar regions.

  Thank you so much for your continued support of my classroom. I cannot begin to think of all the ways you have impacted my students. I very much appreciate the partnership that I have with DonorsChoose! As we say in the south, y'all are the best.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Sheila Moore