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

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Minds on Coal: Digging into Rocks!

My students need bituminous and anthracite coals to observe and experiment with in class. Help fill our coal mine with coal!

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My Students

We have been studying coal formation and are ready to dig into a "mine", and we need COAL!

I teach a whole school, interactive science lab class.

My students range in grade from first to eighth, attend an inclusive public elementary school, and are enthusiastic rock hounds. They love to be active and are motivated by hands-on activities and experiments.

My Project

My students have been taken back to the Carboniferous period of the Paleozoic era to see how coal was formed, and now, in present day, they are ready to examine the coal that formed, learn how we mine it, and understand how it is used. The bituminous and anthracite coal purchased will be used to test (density, hardness, luster...), explore (under the microscope, messiness, versus charcoal...) and to "mine" (mining safety and responsibility...). Students will learn about the positive and negative aspects of mining and using coal.

Your contribution will help ignite the imagination and thinking of over 300 elementary students!

Students will have a deeper understanding and appreciation of one of Illinois' nonrenewable resources, coal!

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

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Chicago, IL View local requests 350 students impacted 15donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bituminous Coal - 1-kg Pkg. • Nasco $8.65 8 $69.20
Bituminous Coal - Bag of 10 (3 cm x 4 cm Specimens) • Nasco $6.85 8 $54.80
Anthracite Coal - 1-kg Pkg. • Nasco $8.25 8 $66.00
Anthracite Coal - Bag of 10 (3 cm x 4 cm Specimens) • Nasco $6.85 8 $54.80

Materials cost

$244.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.48

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$302.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.46

Total project goal

$356.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $356.41

11 Donors

-$265.24

Donations toward project cost

-$230.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.54

match offer

-$85.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$72.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.17

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 $0.00

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