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Ms. Seitz from Kings Mills, OH is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Quake and Shake

My students need an earthquake kit seismograph model, and other materials to construct earthquake proof buildings, test them on shake tables and display the results on a 'Smart Board'.

  • $553 goal

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My Students

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. This has always been the motto in my classroom. I believe students learn best while "doing Science". My goal is to have an activity or lab each day in the classroom.

Our junior high school is located in Southwestern Ohio.

We have approximately 600 7th and 8th graders. The district is mostly middle income families but we also have 15% of our population classified as economically disadvantaged. Our district has been rated as "Excellent" for 12 years in a row.

My Project

With the materials requested the students are going to be designing and building earthquake resistant structures. They will be able to test their buildings on the shake table. The seismograph will record the earthquake activity. I plan on recording the best designs from each class and using the connection cord, play the videos taken on my ipad for the other classes to see.

This is my 17th year as a teacher.

Most of my career has been spent in the science classroom. It is disheartening to me to see the ever increasing emphasis on standardized testing. As a country I believe too much importance is being placed on test taking skills and not enough emphasis on fostering teamwork and creativity in children. I strive to provide learning experiences that are hands-on and require teamwork.

Ms. Seitz
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ELMERS GLUE/4OZ SCHOOL • Blick Art Materials $0.74 50 $37.00
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $9.95 1 $9.95
Apple Composite AV Cable - power / audio / video cable - composite video / audio • Best Buy $64.99 1 $64.99
7" WOODEN STIR STICK - ECONTSTC10C - 1000-PK • ABC School Supply, Inc $9.02 4 $36.08
541 SEISMOGRAPH MODEL EA • School Specialty Inc. $35.90 1 $35.90
Shake Rattle+Roll Erthqke Set • Sargent-Welch $229.99 1 $229.99

Materials cost

$413.91

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$469.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.82

Total project goal

$552.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $552.14

7 Donors

-$543.32

Donations toward project cost

-$469.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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