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Ms. Scherff from Philadelphia, PA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's Science!!!

My students need & thrive on technology in the classroom, therefore a new projector and access to a media outlet of science create great interactive lessons!

  • $686 goal

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My Students

Consider The Following: Reading a science textbook, but not being able to see what it was describing, or watching a video of a grey volcano erupt or a sickly green flower blossom. This is the reality in our science classroom. We need Bill Nye's help and a projector that will show his true colors!

Our Title One school is located in North Philadelphia, PA.

Our students' families have difficulty affording uniforms for their students, let alone donations for new school supplies. My students not only seek out academic support, but emotional support as well. We are not only their teachers, but we also play the role of parent, mentor, counselor, and nurse, as our students sometimes have no one else to turn to. Although their lives outside of our four walls asks of them to act as adults with too much weight on their shoulders, within our walls they are still kids. They do not have the resources that many other schools have and it is difficult to keep simple supplies available (pencils, paper, etc). Our budget has been cut drastically, therefore big ticket items are out of the question. Fund raising efforts go towards field trips to allow our student to experience places outside of the classroom. Not much is left from anyone for major expenses.

My Project

BIll Nye's DVDs offer a fast-paced, in your face, goofy style of science. He matches my students' personalities perfectly! I have shown quick snippets of his videos and they have inspired in-depth discussions in class. They refer back to him often as we work through the units and sing the song constantly! I can only imagine what more options can inspire with my students. His videos will serve as a launch pad for new units, inspiring my students to explore further.

Science needs to be experienced: touch, smell, sound, and especially sight.

WIth our current projector, the only thing that looks good is a zebra. Interactive lessons involving color are not an option as we cannot tell the difference between green and blue on the screen. Bill Nye's videos will come even more alive! I foresee Bill Nye viewing parties with our science buddies (1st & 2nd grade), enhancing their science curriculum as well! Please help us see science as it is meant to be seen!

Ms. Scherff Paul L Dunbar Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

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

200 students impacted 21donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bill Nye the Science Guy 10-Disc DVD Collection (Magnetism & Chemical Reactions, Earths Crust & Earthquakes, Flowers & Plants, Sun & Light Optics, Inventions & Do-It-Yourself Science, Planets & Gravity, Motion & Friction, Storms & Atmospheres, Digestion & Respiration, Pollution Solutions & Populations) • Amazon $324.99 1 $324.99
FAVI Entertainment LED-3 Mini Projector (Black) • Amazon $204.14 1 $204.14
Bill Nye the Science Guy: The Planets Classroom Edition [Interactive DVD] • Amazon $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$544.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$582.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.76

Total project goal

$685.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $685.04

16 Donors

-$672.48

Donations toward project cost

-$573.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.70

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.56

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 $0.00

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