My project needs tadpoles, fish, and plants that could be found near a river.
$579 goal
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I am starting a new position at PS 89 in the Bronx. I will be the Middle School Special Ed Science Teacher. I am excited about the new position because I have taught in a Special Ed setting for seven years and I have always noticed that science is the one subject that will catch the students attention. I have always had a fish tank in my class room and it is always a point of interest in my class.
This summer I took a class at NYU about the Hudson River and I was so impressed by how much I could teach the students from the recources in my neighborhood. So I wanted to use the river as one of the motivational points of the year. Thats why the project is named a river that runs both ways. I want to be able to use the fact that the Hudson is partly salt and fresh water.
The biggest obstacle would be setting up these environments in the class room. I have been lucky enough to inherit some fish tanks, which can be very expensive. So now all I have to do is fill up the fish tanks, which is even more expensive. I have always managed to get fish for my other tanks but it always goes way above my budget and I and can't afford what I would really like.
When the students see life in front of there face they are forced to learn. I have never had a more stimulating experience for my students than live animals. I want to show my students fish having babies, tadpoles changing to frogs, animals that live in and out of water, plants growing, and I want them to write about these things as they grow as students.
Having the scarce recources I have had in the past has proved successful. So I can garuntee that having these materials will facilitate more responsibilty, more wonder, more awe, more knowlege, more respect, and more rewards for my students. I can also smile to know that my students enjoy science.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
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