Like most others, I am new to the mustache world. I am also new to the Baltimore area and am excited to raise money for Baltimore City Public Schools. It is my goal to sport my stache for a period of 4 weeks (maybe longer if all goes well) and gain as much attention as possible. In order to justify this endeavor I need your support. Please sponsor my Mustache by picking a classroom project from the list below to support. (By the way, DonorsChoose.org is a 501(c)3 charity. See below for ... more
Like most others, I am new to the mustache world. I am also new to the Baltimore area and am excited to raise money for Baltimore City Public Schools. It is my goal to sport my stache for a period of 4 weeks (maybe longer if all goes well) and gain as much attention as possible. In order to justify this endeavor I need your support. Please sponsor my Mustache by picking a classroom project from the list below to support. (By the way, DonorsChoose.org is a 501(c)3 charity. See below for approvals from Charity Navigator and the Better Business Bureau.) hide
As another exciting experiment came to a close in my classroom today, I asked my students if they enjoyed the lesson. Unanimously they replied, yes. Hands on learning makes a much greater impact than simply reading about something in a text book. You have connected my students with the materials needed to do just that.
The mass sets that your donation helped to bring to my classroom have been used in experiments all school year long. My students have learned a great deal; since this is the first year that I have had mass sets, it was easy for me to compare how much they have learned with how much my students last year learned without these experiments. The hands on learning that I love so dearly has reinforced skills in a meaningful way for my kids. Thank you for helping me to be a better teacher, and thank you for believing in our students and our public schools. With your help, we can all succeed”
Thank you again for your generous donations so that my classroom can have calculators! Although they arrived only a few weeks ago, the calculators have already had a big impact on my students.
For example, in Environmental Science, students were able to use them in an experiment in which they performed a fractional distillation of a simulated crude oil. In this lab, students first had to distill the "oil" into three parts; then, they tested various chemical and physical properties of the fractions in order to identify them. One of the physical properties they had to figure out was density; it would have taken them much longer to do this if they had not had the calculators, which I think would have decreased their engagement with the material. In another course I'm teaching, Science and Sustainability, students used the calculators for a lab in which they looked at various species of plankton under the microscope at different magnifications.
I cannot thank you enough for your generosity. Because of you, my students will be able to effectively analyze data in the experiments they do throughout the semester, which I know will help them get much more out of the class than if they did not have these calculators.”
I wanted to personally thank you for your generous donations this school year. The science kits that your donations have provided are doing wonders towards enriching science instruction. The children are getting many opportunities to use the kits and to answer many of the scientific questions that have been presented in their reading.
With our big testing just around the corner we are really buckling down to make sure that we show the world that we are serious about science instruction and providing this city's children with a quality public education. We are not just teaching how to be good students, but also how to be good citizens. Your donations have gone a long way to ensure that we achieve those goals.”
Thank you so much for your generous donations that allowed us to have three dissecting microscopes in our classroom! We have already used them for a fun project to look at insect eyes and to compare the crystal structure of different rocks.
Later this year we will be observing embryo development of frogs and zebra fish. These microscopes will allow the students to see the many stages of development in the eggs. We will also be dissecting flowers under the scopes so students can see the developing seeds and other parts of the plant's reproductive system close up.
These microscopes will not only enhance student's understanding of Biology concepts this year, but for many years to come.”
Thank you so much for the gracious donations to my classroom for scientific calculators and a Mythbusters' DVD. During our most recent unit, my students would not have been as successful without the donations of the calculator. Every student was able to use their own calculator and work the problems individually.
In addition to the calculators, the Mythbusters' DVD has been a great incentive for my students because they are able to see the work of scientists their age on a national television show.
Once again, many underprivileged classrooms around this nation would not have the resources if it wasn't for donors like you. From my students and myself we want to thank you.”
With gratitude,
Mr. Gayasaddin
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