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Mrs. Borders from Lakebay, WA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Meteorite Modeling

My students need clay, sugar, hot chocolate, pans, and M&Ms for making models of meteorite impacts.

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My Students

I am excited about the opportunity to provide hands-on astronomy activities. Many areas of science such as chemistry and physics are easy to incorporate hands-on activities into. Astronomy is more difficult as most everything we study is not within reach. Yet, it is so important to provide these hands-on activities for astronomy as well.

I teach Science and an elective Aerospace course at a rural middle school in western Washington.

My school serves children from grades 6-8. We are a NASA Explorer School and utilize space science as a way to engage students in science. Our students are especially interested in asteroids, meteors, and comets.

My Project

My students will construct models of the moon's surface. A tray will keep the materials in a confined space. Students will fill the pan with 2 inches of granulated sugar to simulate the surface of the moon. The moon is covered with a gently rolling layer of powdery soil and scattered rocks that is called the regolith. Clay rocks will be placed in an uneven distribution on top of the sugar. The moon also has distinct light and dark areas. A layer of cocoa will be sifted over the sugar in an uneven distribution. The cocoa represents the maria on the moon. The maria are the darker areas and were formed by lava flooding the surface of the moon early in its formation. Students will construct and launch meteors. The meteors will be fashioned out of modeling clay and candy. Students will analyze the craters left by each meteorite. Students will examine a map of the moon and hypothesize as to the object that left each known crater by correlating shape and depth to their models.

Modeling is an excellent way to provide an immersive astronomy experience.

Your support will enable my students to use modeling in order to learn about and analyze meteorites and craters. Thank you for considering this proposal.

Mrs. Borders Key Peninsula Middle School Grades 6-8

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More than a third 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SWISS MISS COCOA MILK CHOCOLATE PACKETS -- Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix; Milk Chocolate, 50/Box • Quill $11.51 4 $46.04
Clay 4 Colors Modeling 4/Set • Sargent-Welch $8.98 12 $107.76
FOOD SERVICE, SUGAR CANISTER 20 OZ -- Office Snax Sugar Canister • Quill $71.99 1 $71.99
Mini Ice Pan, 1L • Sargent-Welch $36.00 2 $72.00
M&M'S MILK CHOCOLATE CANDIES -- M&M's Candy; Plain • Quill $33.29 3 $99.87

Materials cost

$397.66

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.18

Sales tax

 $34.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$475.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.93

Total project goal

$559.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $559.53

3 Donors

-$279.76

Donations toward project cost

-$237.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.96

match offer

-$279.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$237.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.96

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