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Ms. Dobler from Washington, DC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Eager 6th Graders Crave Science Trade Books

My students need 40+ nonfiction science trade books at a variety of reading levels to feed their curiosity and enrich and reinforce the content.

  • $516 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Feed our curiosity! My students love to read and love science. With access to a wide variety of trade books, they would be able to read about the topics that interest them.

I teach about 90 bright and enthusiastic 6th graders in a urban public school in DC.

The students are curious and love to read. Being a small school, we do not have a traditional library, so they students do not have access to all the books they may want to enjoy. They frequently visit the limited library in the back of the classroom. Most students are carrying a book at all times and bring them out whenever they have free time.

My Project

The limited library in my classroom does not allow all of my students to access a high-interest nonfiction book at the same time. My students love borrowing the few books that I have and read them constantly. I would love to expand this library to include many books to reinforce and enrich the concepts that we are studying in class. I also want to have some biographies about the scientists whose work we study. These books would allow my students to explore the scientific concepts they are interested in on their own time. It would also spark the curiosity of the students and motivate them to ask questions about their world. I want to combine my students' love of reading with their curiosity about the world around them in a productive way. These books would be available for students to use during class as well as after school. Please enrich the classroom experience and help my students increase their scientific literacy.

By helping us get these books, you are ensuring that my students have access to high-interest reading materials.

The students will have options about what to read and can read about different topics that they may not otherwise be exposed to throughout the year. These books will also help with research and content development.

Ms. Dobler Washington Latin Upper Public Charter School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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
Eyewitness Astronomy Kristen Lippincott • AKJ BOOKS $14.52 1 $14.52
From Steam Engines to Nuclear Fusion: Discovering Energy • AKJ Books $8.71 1 $8.71
Magnetic and Nonmagnetic (2nd Edition) • AKJ Books $6.97 1 $6.97
Ways Things Move • AKJ Books $5.19 1 $5.19
Electricity and Electrical Circuits • AKJ Books $8.71 1 $8.71
How Does a Waterfall Become Electricity? • AKJ Books $6.97 1 $6.97
The New Way Things Work David Macaulay, David Macaulay (Illustrator), Contribution by Neil Ardley • AKJ BOOKS $23.94 1 $23.94
The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World Around You! Tom Robinson • AKJ BOOKS $7.64 1 $7.64
Physics: Why Matter Matters! Simon Basher • AKJ BOOKS $7.68 1 $7.68
Eyewitness Great Scientists John Farndon • AKJ BOOKS $14.52 1 $14.52
Alive: The Living, Breathing Human Body Book DK Publishing, Jilly MacLeod (Editor), Philip Fitzgerald (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $20.51 1 $20.51
How Come?: Every Kid's Science Questions Explained Kathy Wollard, Debra Solomon (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $8.85 1 $8.85
Robot (Eyewitness Books Series) Roger Bridgman, DK Publishing, Manufactured by Dorling Kindersley Publishing • AKJ BOOKS $11.61 1 $11.61
Chemistry (Eyewitness Books Series) Ann Newmark, Laura Buller • AKJ BOOKS $10.93 1 $10.93
Electricity (Eyewitness Series Books) Steve Parker, Laura Buller • AKJ BOOKS $11.61 1 $11.61
Benjamin Franklin (DK Biography Series) Stephen Krensky • AKJ BOOKS $5.12 1 $5.12
Albert Einstein: A Photographic Story of a Life (DK Biography Series) Frieda Wishinsky • AKJ BOOKS $5.12 1 $5.12
Spy Science: 40 Secret-Sleuthing, Code-Cracking, Spy-Catching Activities for Kids Ed Shems (Illustrator), Jim Wiese • AKJ BOOKS $8.85 1 $8.85
Awesome Experiments in Electricity & Magnetism Michael A. DiSpezio, Rob Collinet (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $5.93 1 $5.93
Eyewitness Volcano Susanna van Rose • AKJ BOOKS $14.52 1 $14.52
Eyewitness Workbooks: Weather DK Publishing • AKJ BOOKS $8.54 1 $8.54
Marie Curie Vicki Cobb • AKJ BOOKS $5.12 1 $5.12
Eyewitness: Eagles and Birds of Prey Jemima Parry-Jones, Eyewitness Books, Frank Greenaway (Photographer) • AKJ BOOKS $13.79 1 $13.79
Natural Disasters (DK Eyewitness Books Series) Claire Watts, Trevor Day • AKJ BOOKS $11.61 1 $11.61
Eyewitness: Force and Motion Peter Lafferty • AKJ BOOKS $12.98 1 $12.98
Eyewitness Universe Robin Kerrod • AKJ BOOKS $14.52 1 $14.52
Mars ( DK Eyewitness Books Series) Stuart Murray, Edward S. Barnard (Editor), Edward Sibley Barnard (Editor) • AKJ BOOKS $12.98 1 $12.98
Eyewitness Stars and Planets DK Publishing • AKJ BOOKS $8.54 1 $8.54
Eyewitness Workbooks: Dinosaur Claire Watts • AKJ BOOKS $8.54 1 $8.54
Flying Machine Andrew Nahum, DK Publishing, Manufactured by DK Publishing • AKJ BOOKS $11.61 1 $11.61
Eyewitness Workbooks: Prehistoric Life DK Publishing • AKJ BOOKS $8.54 1 $8.54
George's Secret Key to the Universe Stephen W. Hawking, Lucy Hawking, Garry Parsons (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $8.54 1 $8.54
Genes and DNA (Kingfisher Knowledge Series) Richard Walker, Foreword by Steve Jones • AKJ BOOKS $7.68 1 $7.68
Scary Creatures of the Wetlands Penny Clarke, Created by David Salariya, Designed by David Salariya • AKJ BOOKS $7.64 1 $7.64
What's So Bad about Gasoline?: Fossil Fuels and What They Do (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2 Series) Anne Rockwell, Paul Meisel (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $5.12 1 $5.12
Growing Crystals Ann O. Squire • AKJ BOOKS $5.93 1 $5.93
Rocks, Gems, and Minerals Trudi Strain Trueit • AKJ BOOKS $7.64 1 $7.64
Gravity in Action: Rollercoasters! Emily Kelly • AKJ BOOKS $6.87 1 $6.87
This Strange Quantum World and You Patricia Topp • AKJ BOOKS $8.12 1 $8.12
Police Lab: How Forensic Science Tracks Down and Convicts Criminals David Owen, Foreword by Antonio J. Mendez • AKJ BOOKS $8.50 1 $8.50
Sources of Forces: Science Fun with Force Fields Vicki Cobb, Steve Haefele (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $6.79 1 $6.79

Materials cost

$397.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$438.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.38

Total project goal

$515.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $515.84

6 Donors

-$515.84

Donations toward project cost

-$438.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.38

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