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Mr. Petuskey from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science is an Open Book!

Help me give my students the very best in children's elementary-level science books!

  • $297 goal

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My Students

Every student likes to be able to find a comfortable book in the school library for independent reading, and our students are no exception!

Once again, our students are lined-up around the corner to checkout non-fiction science books, but we have a few gaps in our inventory.

My Project

This project has a simple goal: fulfill the overwhelming student demands for factual, science-based books.

No matter how thorough, or up-to-date our library stock is, we simply cannot satisfy all of our students in their quest for science reference materials.

Science, as a topic, is simply way too expansive. So, we have decided to parse our projects down to only our most-immediate needs.

The books for this project focus on space science, robotic mechanisms, life science, climate change, and zoology, to name a few. Are our K-8-eighth-grade students ready? You bet!

Mr. Petuskey Gen George A McCall School Grades 3-5

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Nearly all 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

727 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
George's Secret Key Complete Paperback Collection: George's Secret Key to the Universe; George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt; George and the Big Bang; George ... the Blue Moon; George and the Ship of Time • Amazon Business $61.99 1 $61.99
The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Volume 1: Machines and Mechanisms • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
Forensic Science (Library Edition): Discover the Fascinating Methods Scientists Use to Solve Crimes (DK Eyewitness) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
DK Eyewitness Books: Flight: Discover the Remarkable Machines That Made Possible Man's Quest to Conquer the Skies • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
DK Eyewitness Books: Endangered Animals: Discover Why Some of the World's Creatures Are Dying Out and What We Can Do to Protect Them • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
DK Eyewitness Books: Robot: Discover the Amazing World of Machines from Robots that Play Chess to Systems that Think • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Climate Change (DK Eyewitness) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
National Geographic Readers: Robots • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
Bird (DK Eyewitness Books) • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
DK Eyewitness Books: Energy: Energy Powers Our Planet Discover its Amazing Secrets and its Impact on Our Live • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
DK Eyewitness Books: Tree: Discover the Fascinating World of Trees from Tiny Seeds to Mighty Forest Giants • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89

Materials cost

$218.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$251.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.44

Total project goal

$296.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $296.28

2 Donors

-$246.28

Donations toward project cost

-$209.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.94

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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