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Help Keep 4th and 5th Graders Interested in Science

Help me give my students more opportunities to read about what excites them.

  • $401 goal

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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

I am a teacher in a Title l public school in Harlem. There is one general education class and there are two special education classes per grade, and many of our students are second language learners.

I have been teaching at my school for 18 years.

Three years ago I became the science teacher.

I am still trying to make every student realize the expanse of the world of science and to find what excites each of them.

Over the past three years, more and more of the students are wanting to spend time in the science room, borrowing books and/or wanting to learn more about the materials in the classroom.

My Project

I am very aware that the science curriculum I am required to teach doesn't excite every child. That is why I place such an emphasis on making sure my science library has something for every child. (My last funded project gave the library a Max Axiom collection of books. These are still popular!) What I have been finding, however, is that the 3rd graders are the most enthusiastic and constant readers. Unfortunately their enthusiasm wanes as they move on to the 4th and 5th grades.

The children themselves have told me the particular types of books they would want to read.

They have been asking for more "I Survived", "Weird But True" and "Myths Busted". I then looked for more books along these lines.

I am hopeful that once they start to tell me interesting facts from these books I will be able to steer them to other books in our science library that are more specific about the animal, habitat or weather that matches their new found interests.

Ms. Fine PS 36 Margaret Douglas Grades 3-5

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Nearly all 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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
100 Most Disgusting Things on the Planet • Amazon Business $20.90 1 $20.90
100 Most Dangerous Things On The Planet • Amazon Business $17.71 1 $17.71
Weird But True 10 • Amazon Business $7.33 2 $14.66
My First Coding Book • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
National Geographic Kids Myths Busted!: Just When You Thought You Knew What You Knew... • Amazon Business $7.15 2 $14.30
Awesome Engineering Activities for Kids: 50+ Exciting STEAM Projects to Design and Build • Amazon Business $12.81 1 $12.81
Kazoo magazine: 03 The Architecture Issue • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Tornado Terror (I Survived True Stories #3): True Tornado Survival Stories and Amazing Facts from History and Today • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of How (National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs (National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books) • Amazon Business $10.37 1 $10.37
Nature Attacks! (I Survived True Stories #2) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (I Survived #14) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be • Amazon Business $9.63 1 $9.63
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be • Amazon Business $9.62 1 $9.62
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Space (National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books) • Amazon Business $9.55 1 $9.55
Extreme Weather: Surviving Tornadoes, Sandstorms, Hailstorms, Blizzards, Hurricanes, and More! (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $9.53 1 $9.53
I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 (I Survived #8) • Amazon Business $4.73 2 $9.46
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Why (National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (I Survived #17) • Amazon Business $4.42 2 $8.84
National Geographic Kids Myths Busted! 2: Just When You Thought You Knew What You Knew . . . • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Weird But True Human Body: 300 Outrageous Facts about Your Awesome Anatomy (National Geographic Kids Weird but True) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
100 Most Awesome Things On The Planet • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
100 Most Destructive Natural Disasters Ever • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Weird But True Animals • Amazon Business $7.97 1 $7.97
100 Deadliest Things on the Planet (100 Most...) • Amazon Business $7.83 1 $7.83
100 Scariest Things on the Planet (100 Most...) • Amazon Business $6.54 1 $6.54
I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 (I Survived #13) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Animal Myths, Busted! (Science Myths, Busted!) • Amazon Business $4.72 1 $4.72
I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived #16) • Amazon Business $4.58 1 $4.58

Materials cost

$305.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$340.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.06

Total project goal

$400.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $400.39

3 Donors

-$400.39

Donations toward project cost

-$340.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.06

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