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Mrs. Braswell from Winston Salem, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hungry For Science

My students need 10 copies of "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats", by Peter Menzel.

  • $341 goal

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I teach Environmental Science in a Title One Equity plus high school where 45% of our students receive a free or reduced price lunch. We also host one of the county's ESL (English as a Second Language) programs, so our school is quite diverse. Regardless, all my students come from hard-working families and deserve the best when it comes to their education. Earlier in the year we studied eating patterns in other countries. We researched 16 different countries, finding foods grown or produced, traditional meals and customs along with general statistics and location of the country. My students then found a traditional recipe, made the meal, and we sampled the results in class. To conclude the project students created a PowerPoint presentation of their researched information. I have found a book called "Hungry Planet" that features vivid photographs, statistics, essays, cultural descriptions and family recipes from 30 families in 24 different countries. I am requesting 10 books for my students. The book will be a vital addition to the project research but would be used throughout the year as we study other environmental issues. For example, the essay topics correlate with environmental problems we learn about such as overfishing, feeding 6 billion people and problems from overpopulation. The statistics are up-to-date for country population totals, fertility rates, infant mortality rates, life expectancy etc. for our population and demography studies. Finally, the book allows students to learn about other countries; their location, culture, traditions and customs which unfortunately many American children are not exposed to.

Mrs. Braswell North Forsyth High School Grades 9-12

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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

90 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio, Peter Menzel (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $22.45 10 $224.50

Materials cost

$224.50

Vendor shipping charges

$22.45

Sales tax

$9.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$279.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.24

Total project goal

$340.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$340.24

1 Donor

-$175.00

Donations toward project cost

-$148.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

match offer

-$153.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$125.66

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.40

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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