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Ms. Chalfant from Santa Clara, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rock On!

My project needs a set of science readers, a video on prehistoric life, a classroom sampler of rocks, a scientific model of the rock cycle, a sampler of rocks and minerals, and a classroom project that will help my kids learn about rocks and their characteristics.

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Hello. I am a second grade teacher in Santa Clara, and I work at a Title 1 school where 66% of our students receive free or reduced lunch. The kids at my school LOVE science, and bringing Realia into the class is the best way to allow them to explore things. As part of CA standards, in second grade we study soil formations and the three types of rock (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary). I am looking to have some science materials donated to my classroom to use over the years, to bring the outdoors inside, so my kids can see things they normally do not have access to outside of school. If I get materials to use for this unit, my students will perform scientific experiments using the Scientific Method. They will learn ways to describe rocks, watch the rock cycle, and test rocks for harness and to see what minerals may be inside it. Thank you for donating to my proposal!

Ms. Chalfant Hughes Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Santa Clara, CA 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
US ROCKS AND MINERALS ST OF 50 • Lab Safety Supply $24.00 1 $24.00
DSM III Soil Science - Reader (Set of 8) • Delta Education $38.00 1 $38.00
Classroom Project What Rock Is It? • Delta Education $139.95 1 $139.95
Book Plus Rock Cycle Model • Delta Education $21.95 1 $21.95
Amazing Animals Video Series: Prehistoric Animals • Delta Education $9.95 1 $9.95
BX 40CELL ROCK STORAGE PS • Lab Safety Supply $14.00 1 $14.00

Materials cost

$247.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.79

Sales tax

 $17.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$313.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.89

Total project goal

$382.70

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $382.70

5 Donors

-$364.12

Donations toward project cost

-$317.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.47

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