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Mrs. Parker from Bartow, FL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Get Physical

My students need a Force & Motion Activity Tub and a Simple Machines Activity Tub.

  • $175 goal

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I am a fifth grade teacher in a low income school in Florida. Many of our students lack the prior experience and parental support needed to build life long learners. Providing meaningful and enriching lessons for my students is imperative to their learning.

This year my 5th grade students must pass a state standardized test in science and we need as many hands-on experiences as we can get to reach our full potential. Reading about simple machines and force and motion gives students basic information. However, operating a machine that has a pulley system or using materials to build roller coasters help students get a better understanding of why and how something happens while providing a memorable experience. Students learn best with concrete examples. Having these resources will provide multiple concrete examples of how simple machines and forces and motion work.

These physical science resources will provide students an exciting look at force and motion by having students race cars down ramps, build rollercoasters, and watch balloon rockets zoom by. The simple machines kit will allow students to build their own machines out of marshmallows and create their own pulley systems. All of these materials will make science the best subject of the day.

Only you can help us make science exciting for my students. These materials are just not available to teachers in the schools. Thank you for your consideration.

Mrs. Parker Gibbons St Pre-K Center Grades 3-5

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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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Bartow, FL View local requests

More than half 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

55 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD356 - Simple Machines Activity Tub - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95
DD354 - Force & Motion Activity Tub - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95

Materials cost

$119.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$142.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.32

Total project goal

$174.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $174.02

2 Donors

-$174.02

Donations toward project cost

-$142.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.32

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