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Mrs. Gordy (Anderson) from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Minds on Coal: Digging into Books!

My students need to listen to and read books on and related to coal!

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My Students

What is coal? How did we find coal? How do we mine it? What do we use it for? Is it safe? We needs books on and related to coal in order to find the answers to these questions and more!

I teach a prekindergarten through eighth grade hands-on science lab in an inclusive public elementary school.

For this unit, my students range in grade from first through eighth, vary in their academic skills, and are (mostly) enthusiastic rock hounds!

My Project

My students need to listen to and read books on and related to coal! Help ignite my student's minds with books about coal! In this unit, students will engage their imaginations as they travel back to the Carboniferous Period of the Paleozoic Era to explore how coal in Illinois was formed; then, in present time, students will "mine" coal while learning about mining equipment, safety, and responsibilities; and then students will investigate the main uses of coal in electricity and steel production.

The books you help provide, will deepen and expand my students understanding and interest in all aspects of coal (formation, mining, energy, use, transportation, environmental impact, electricity, etc.).

It is important for my students to have access to quality books that are informative, engaging and readable. The delivery of a "load" of books related to coal would be greatly appreciated and well used! Help ignite a passion that creates future geologist, engineers, environmentalists, etc.!

Mrs. Gordy (Anderson) Audubon Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Chicago, IL View local requests 350 students impacted 13donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Geology • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Mining • AKJ Books $4.34 8 $34.72
Mining California • AKJ Books $11.68 1 $11.68
Calico Dorsey Susan Lendroth, Adam Gustavson • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Life in a Mining Community • AKJ Books $6.53 2 $13.06
Growing Up in Coal Country • AKJ Books $5.80 8 $46.40
Using Coal, Oil, and Gas • AKJ Books $4.74 2 $9.48
Coal • AKJ Books $18.98 1 $18.98
Coal Miner • AKJ Books $20.66 1 $20.66
Coal Mountain Elementary • AKJ Books $14.60 1 $14.60
You Wouldnt Want to Be a 19th-Century Coal Miner in England! • AKJ Books $7.26 2 $14.52
Geology • AKJ Books $7.26 1 $7.26
Over the Rivers Michael Collier • AKJ Books $25.51 1 $25.51
How Did That Get to My House? Electricity • AKJ Books $18.72 1 $18.72
Electricity • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Electricity: Turn It On! • AKJ Books $5.83 2 $11.66
Electricity • AKJ Books $16.06 1 $16.06
Steam, Smoke and Steel • AKJ Books $5.80 2 $11.60
Dreams Of Iron And Steel • AKJ Books $10.94 1 $10.94
Metal • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Metals • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
I Wonder Why There''s a Hole in the Sky and Other Questions A • AKJ Books $5.10 2 $10.20
A Resource Map: Top Ten Coal-Producing States (eBook) • AKJ Books $3.19 1 $3.19
Energy Transfers • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Click! Energy Nuria Jimenez, Empar Jimenez, Rosa M. Curto (I • AKJ Books $5.10 2 $10.20
Energy • AKJ Books $18.97 1 $18.97
Growing Up in Coal Country • AKJ Books $14.59 1 $14.59

Materials cost

$385.25

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$421.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.30

Total project goal

$495.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $495.33

11 Donors

-$331.51

Donations toward project cost

-$289.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.23

match offer

-$155.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$131.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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