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Mr. Bell from Grand Rapids, MI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I Need My SPACE and Hands-On Activities!

Help me give my students hand on space experiences inside and outside of the classroom!

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My Students

My classroom is a K-8 STEAM class for all students! Students in my classroom participate in project-based learning, career awareness and exploration, robotics, coding, green STEAM, and community problem based learning. Students are learning 21st-century skills. They learn how the world of science is constantly working around them and what their parts will be in that world someday! Many of my students come from diverse backgrounds and are learning to care about our planet. The students are starting to see how we are connected to both the natural environment and a larger community beyond our school.

I am passionate about STEAM and equity in education and try to find meaningful ways to engage my students with hands-on learning opportunities both inside the classroom and in the outdoor environment.

By providing them with experiences beyond traditional learning, my students are more willing to care about something because it relates to their lives in some way.

In my classroom, the arrangement is to set up a student-centered classroom. My students work on problem-based projects and activities that encourage them to connect to the natural environment and science.

My Project

Teaching science in the age of COVID has required some creative thinking by teachers. Science is best done when students get to practice learning by doing hands-on activities. During this time, I would like to begin an astronomy club for my students and their families.

Introducing students to a telescope and hands-on space material early on can get them interested in space and the stars for a lifetime.

With this project, students and their families would be able to check out a telescope from our school to take home and look at the night sky! Even during distant learning, we would be able to start our astronomy club that could include the whole family!

Mr. Bell New Branches Charter Academy Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Grand Rapids, MI View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SUN EARTH AND MOON MODEL • Ward's Science $69.36 1 $69.36
COMETRON FIRSTSCOPE • Ward's Science $58.29 1 $58.29
Mighty Wanderer Space-ial Solar System Model Scaled for Both Size and Distance Including Sun/Planets and Earth/Moon Models • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Nasa Artemis Orion Space Launch System SLS Schematics Pullover Hoodie • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Educational Insights GeoSafari Motorized Solar System Toy, STEM Toy, Ages 8+ • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
High Power Green Laser Pointer, Handheld USB Rechargeable Ultra-Long-Distance Adjustable Focus Flashlight, Suitable for Night Astronomical Camping • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
2022 Night Sky Almanac: A Month-by-Month Guide to North America's Skies from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (Guide to the Night Sky) • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46

Materials cost

$249.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$282.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.91

Total project goal

$332.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $332.72

1 Donor

-$283.31

Donations toward project cost

-$282.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$49.41

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 $0.00

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