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Mr. Bjarnson from South Jordan, UT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calculating the World Around Us

Help me give my students to analyze the world around them with calculators. These calculators will be used in all sorts of STEM activities that involve calculations of numbers.

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My Students

My students have very inquiring minds and show an interest in what is happening in the world around them. As a class, we enjoy looking at graphs and statistics that involve real-life situations. Some of these statistics involve percentages, differences, increases, and decreases.

Calculators will open up a hands-on world of understanding for my students.

There are many hands-on situations where calculators will help my students to analyze how the business, social, and scientific world operates. These types of activities will help students be a part of the world and help them see a vision of the future. A future where they are active in a rewarding STEM-related occupation.

My Project

This project will help students double-check their hand-worked answers. They need to see ways to verify that their work is accurate. It is fun to analyze real-world situations.

Rewards are great when students confirm that their calculations are correct, and they are on a winning learning process.

I want these students to learn the skill of being accurate in their calculations. I first want them to know the fundamentals of how to do calculations without the use of calculators and have of the satisfaction that comes when they use calculators and confirm they have correct calculations. There are many examples of statistics where students can use calculators. They can calculate increases or decreases (either in numbers, dollars or percentages). They can track stock prices of businesses over a period of time. Calculations and observations such as these will open up their minds to the possibilities that exist in the business world that is outside of the classroom. Practice does make perfect when it comes to students understanding how to double-check and perform them. Learning becomes a new and fun activity when calculators become a part of their learning.

Mr. Bjarnson Daybreak Elementary School Grades 6-8

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South Jordan, UT View local requests 25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Staples SPL-290X 12-Digit Desktop Calculator, Silver • Staples Advantage $8.77 25 $219.25

Materials cost

$219.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$252.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.57

Total project goal

$297.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $297.11

1 Donor

-$126.27

Donations toward project cost

-$126.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$148.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$126.27

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.28

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 $0.00

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