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Dr. Deaver from Columbia, SC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Elementary Scientists Looking for Hands on Activities!

My students need hands on learning activities and experiments to supplement their science instruction.

  • $533 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Have you ever loved doing something, but couldn't because you didn't have the materials? My students LOVE science but do not have the materials that will allow them to investigate with hands-on-learning.

I teach in a low income school.

Most of our students receive free or reduced cost lunch and are unable to afford even the most basic school supplies. We have a high population of ESOL, Learning Disabled, and resource room students. I have students who have the desire to learn but do not have the materials. Many of them have very few life experiences, outside of school, to connect to their learning.

My Project

With today's economic crisis it is difficult to get materials that supplement the needs of my students. Hands on science materials will help me meet the needs of every child in my classroom, while allowing students to "see" the content instead of just being taught it. By working with the Fast Facts! Science Photo Card Library, the Sink or Float kit or the Mirrors in Science kit, my students will be able to deepen their understandings of science and make connections between the curriculum and their classroom experiences.

These hands-on-learning experiences will allow my students to develop a love for science while providing connections to the content we are learning in class.

Working with these science kits will help my students not only understand the how and why of things but will develop an appreciation for the world around us.

Dr. Deaver
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP900X - STEM Learning Labs - Complete Series • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
HH289 - Mirrors Science Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
HH722 - Fast Facts! Science Photo Card Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LC1011 - Sink or Float Exploration Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
HH689 - My First Science Experiments • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$388.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$27.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$452.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.80

Total project goal

$532.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$532.01

2 Donors

-$266.01

Donations toward project cost

-$226.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.90

match offer

-$266.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$226.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.90

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$0.00

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