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Mrs. Gordy (Anderson) from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fossil Hunters: Traveling to the Past

My students need hands-on materials, such as a Seismograph Model, fossil molds, and science games to help explore the history and geology of the Earth.

  • $462 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Oliver Wendell Holmes once said,"The mind stretched by a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions." With your assistance, we can expand my students' minds!

I teach a K-8 science lab in a multicultural, inclusive urban public elementary school.

My students range in age from 5-13; They vary in academic levels and interests, but they all are enthusiastic about hands-on science. They love to be actively learning.

My Project

The materials purchased will help support my students' developing understanding of geology and the geologic timeline. Students will learn about the history and geology of the Earth through creating and examining fossils (with the purchase of our new fossil casts and magnets), making interactive timelines (with support from our new posters and geology games),and going on an archeological dig ("digging" up our created fossils to learn about different eras).

Your donation will help strengthen my students' interest and understanding of geology.

Your support will help provide varied and rich science experiences that will help my students' minds grow!

Mrs. Gordy (Anderson)
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Geology Game Set • Nasco $49.00 1 $49.00
Quizmo Rocks & Minerals • Nasco $14.95 1 $14.95
The Dawn of Life Collection: A Museum in a Box Set • Nasco $49.95 1 $49.95
The Dinosaur Game SURVIVAL OR EXTINCTION • Nasco $19.95 2 $39.90
Historical Posters • Nasco $29.95 1 $29.95
Milestones of Vertebrate Evolution Poster • Nasco $11.95 1 $11.95
Replica Fossil Magnets • Nasco $15.45 1 $15.45
Nasco Fossil Molds • Nasco $37.25 2 $74.50
Seismograph Model Hubbard • Nasco $34.95 1 $34.95

Materials cost

$320.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.06

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$392.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.26

Total project goal

$461.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $461.73

22 Donors

-$459.08

Donations toward project cost

-$392.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

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