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Ms. Carcione from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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D=M/V , but Fun!

Help me give my students an opportunity to explore Density in a more hands-on way. This density set will allow my entire class to take part in a collaborative lab activity and prepare for their state exam!

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My Students

My students are fun-loving, enthusiastic scientists ready to take their learning to new levels! Our population is made up of a diverse group of learners from Brooklyn, NY, including ENL students and special education students.

My goal is to continue multi-modal, project-based learning in my classroom, where my students perform their own scientific research, build models, innovate solutions to the world's most pressing problems.

They use their knowledge of coding to enhance their presentations. My students are some of the most creative, young minds I have ever met, and are always ecstatic at the start of any new project I introduce to them. It is most important that my students understand how to apply what they are learning in the classroom to the real world. We analyze case studies after each unit (for example, analyzing Hurricane Sandy during our Weather and Atmosphere unit, or The Fukashima meltdown during our Nuclear Power unit) and then conduct research on their own in order to evaluate where our curriculum fits into the real world.

My Project

"D = M over V, I HEART Density!" This is the phrase often heard being screamed in unison from my classroom as I teach my students the density formula (Get it? Because the M over V creates a heart when written on the board....ha ) This project will allow my students to get a hands-on lab experience calculating density of objects by measuring mass and volume of various elements. I'm excited for them to work collaboratively and professionally in a lab setting not only to understand the mathematical basis behind density, but the importance and real world application of knowing this property of matter. Students will get to predict whether or not various items will float or sink in water based on the density they calculate, then experiment in real time to test their predictions. All the while, they will be having fun while learning to use equipment such as a triple beam balance, graduated cylinders, and rulers.

As a science teacher, my challenge is often obtaining the hands-on materials in a great enough quantity to reach the 150 learners I teach each year.

This density kit is not only a class set, but reusable for years to come. It will also be a perfect segue into our "What sank the RMS Titanic?" density case study. I hope you will consider contributing to this project and allowing my students to gain vitala lab skills that will prime them for future careers in STEM or lab settings!

Ms. Carcione Junior High School 62 Ditmas School Grades 6-8

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BLOCKS DENSITY SET OF 9 • Frey Scientific $65.95 1 $65.95
SET CYL DENSITY ID • Frey Scientific $58.85 1 $58.85

Materials cost

$124.80

Vendor shipping charges

$14.98

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$171.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.29

Total project goal

$201.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$201.94

1 Donor

-$201.94

Donations toward project cost

-$171.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.29

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$0.00

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