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Mr. Lavezzo from San Francisco, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fossil Digging and Dinos!

Help me give my students Fossil Dig Kits and Dinosaur Models to help them learn about geology and paleontology.

  • $189 goal

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My Project

Imagine you have to do a report on how a fossil became a fossil. You must include drawings and photographs, and make inferences about something that lived a million years ago. All this and you are only 9 years old.

Many of my students don't get the chance to leave their neighborhood unless it is for a field trip, so I try to let them experience the world with hands-on activities like digging for fossils!

I also want to provide actual scale models of things we are studying like-dinosaurs. This gives their learning an added bit of pizzazz! Fourth graders learn science best when they can use their hands to make things. I have tried to help develop their natural interest in the subject matter by incorporating project-based learning. In addition, all work is done in class.

Mr. Lavezzo Lawton Alternative School Grades 3-5

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San Francisco, CA View local requests

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

33 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Byncceh Fossil Dig Kit - Educational STEM Science Toys for Kids Ages 6+ - Dig Up 12 Real Fossils & Dinosaur Bones - Digging Activities Kits - Paleontology, Discovery Gifts for Boys & Girls • Amazon Business $18.99 3 $56.97
Educational Insights GeoSafari Fossil Excavation Kit, Kids Science Kit, Dinosaur Science Toy, Ages 7+ • Amazon Business $11.99 3 $35.97
Dinosaur Toys Set, Jumbo Dinosaur Figures 6PCS + Dinosaur Finger Puppets 5, Realistic Dinosaur Model for Kids Boys, Girls Party Gifts Birthday Favors, Fit Age 3 Years Old & Up • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$117.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$160.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.32

Total project goal

$188.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $188.81

5 Donors

-$188.81

Donations toward project cost

-$160.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.32

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