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Mr. McNew from Seattle, WA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It is Rocket Science!!!!

My students need safety goggles, a rocket launcher, foot pumps, and some exciting non-fiction reading material.

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My Students

I tell my kids that they are the future and now I need to make it a hopeful one. I can make reading and writing exciting on my own so now I need help to make science something special. Our school science kits serve their purpose but my kids need to do more hands-on activities.

My school is the best in the world.

We are loved by our families, our neighbors, and of course by our students and staff. We are a population of inner city citizens and wide world travelers who have settled in our fair city. At last count there were over thirteen languages spoken at our school. Our spirits are high and so is the number of students on free and reduced lunch. We have potlucks and tutoring programs but can not afford to do any in-house fund raising. My kids are bright and full of energy and I can not stand for either to be wasted.

My Project

I have an amazing partnership with a local high school. For the past eleven years they have partnered with my students to provide exciting science activities to supplement the regular curriculum. We have made liquid nitrogen ice cream as well as vegetable oil lava lamps. My kids love it. Cool high schoolers doing big science with them? Oh Yeah! Now we want rockets. This water rocket launcher I am requesting allows the students to make rockets that can launch around a hundred of feet in the air, just from plastic soda bottles!! My high school counter part has already created a safety plan to keep things going smoothly. That is where the safety goggles come in. Safety and stylish! Who doesn't look good in science goggles? The air pumps go with the launcher and the Time for Kids are a very clever addition. We can read about cool and crazy current science and other non-fiction before we go shoot our rockets off. Nice hook, huh?

NASA is but a shadow of it former self.

Who knows when my students will be able to see an American space launch again? At my school, the answer is as soon as this project is funded and the weather has cleared. Make way for the soda bottle space brigade!!! We will test aerodynamics and weight distribution. We will launch for height and hang time and talk about what each means. And believe it or not, I TEACH SECOND GRADE!!!! Please support science, creativity, inter-grade team work and fun.

Mr. McNew Bailey Gatzert Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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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.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Edition 2 (Grade 2) TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom newsmagazine that motivates kids to read. Edition 2 (geared towards 2nd grade students) helps build critical skills during this pivotal grade. Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics and themes kids love to learn about and it s the best nonfiction text you ll find! • Time for Kids $3.98 30 $119.40
BOTTLE ROCKET LAUNCHER DUAL EA • Frey Scientific, Inc. $68.40 1 $68.40
FOOT PUMP • Frey Scientific, Inc. $7.35 2 $14.70
SAFETY GOGGLES CHILD SIZE PKG/30 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $106.60 1 $106.60

Materials cost

$309.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.76

Sales tax

 $27.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$398.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.33

Total project goal

$468.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $468.88

1 Donor

-$234.43

Donations toward project cost

-$199.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.16

match offer

-$234.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$199.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.17

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