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Ms. Ben-Nissan from Granada Hills, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Eureka STEM!

Help me give my students sluice boxes, prospecting kits, and more for a hands-on experience in panning for gold!

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My Project

My students love reading "By the Great Horn Spoon" after I teach about the California Gold Rush. Our state became what it is today because of the rush to get to California and strike it rich. They are amazed to learn that entrepreneurs had a better opportunity to make it rich than the miners.

I want my students to go back in time and experience the life of a gold miner.

My students will learn what the 49ers had to endure in the 1800s in cooperative groups in different Mining Camps near our classroom. They will research, come up with a plan on which tools to use to pan for gold, and make informed decisions about their discoveries and the hardships they faced as a group. They will then write an opinion essay stating whether it is better to mine for gold or become an entrepreneur during the Gold Rush.

The materials in this project will provide my students with a hands-on experience in discovering gold just like the 49ers.

Ms. Ben-Nissan Haskell Elementary Steam Magnet Grades 3-5

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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Granada Hills, CA View local requests

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

26 students impacted 8donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
VEVOR Aluminum Alloy Sluice Box, Compact 24" Mini Sluice Boxes for Gold, Lightweight Gold Sluice Equipment, Portable Sluice Boxes w/Miner's Moss, River, Creek, Gold Panning, Prospecting, Dredging • Amazon Business $62.99 2 $125.98
Stansport Yukon Deluxe Gold Prospecting Kit with Pick, Black • Amazon Business $52.42 2 $104.84
Goldn Gold Paydirt Eureka Panning Pay Dirt Bag – Gold Prospecting Concentrate • Amazon Business $25.50 2 $51.00
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Fool’s Gold Dig Kit – 12 Gold Bar Dig Bricks with 2-3 Pyrite Specimens Inside, Party Activity with 12 Excavation Tool Sets, Great Stem Toy for Boys & Girls or Party Favors • Amazon Business $24.99 2 $49.98
Zentron Crystal Collection: Natural Rough Pyrite Fools Gold 1/2" Pieces (1/2 Pound) • Amazon Business $23.08 2 $46.16
KALIFANO Natural Pyrite Cluster - High Energy Iron Piedra Pirita from Spain with Healing Properties (Information Card) Fools Gold Rock Reiki Crystal Used for Increased Willpower and Manifestation • Amazon Business $15.77 2 $31.54
Zentron Natural Rough Pyrite Fools Gold Sand Mining (1/2 Pound) • Amazon Business $12.92 2 $25.84
SHENGQIDZ 8 Pack 8X Handheld Magnifying Glass Shatterproof Reading Magnifier for Seniors and Kids, 50mm Real Glass Magnifying Lens with Non-Slip Rubber Handle for Reading Hobbies and Science • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Beauticom 2ML Clear Glass Vial 60 Pieces - for Essential Oils, Aromatherapy, Fragrance, Serums, Spritzes, with Orifice Reducer and Dropper Top • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Pyrite - Just Above 2mm no Powder - 100% Pyrite Life+Love! Grounding Abundance Prosperity! ja2(4 Ounces (1/4 Pound)) • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00

Materials cost

$484.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $44.32

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$565.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.86

Total project goal

$665.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $665.76

7 Donors

-$327.00

Donations toward project cost

-$287.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.05

match offer

-$327.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$277.95

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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