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Mrs. Gauci from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science: The Cycles of Nature

Help me give my students hands-on science manipulatives to teach the cycles of nature beginning with space, water, and seasons.

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Mrs. Gauci has another project! Donate to The Human Body to help her classroom.

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Our next unit of study with our curriculum is The Cycles of Nature. My students will be learning about the cycles of our planets, water, and seasons.

Learning about the cycles of nature with hands-on manipulative like a globe and test tubes and a science lab makes school fun, engaging, and memorable.

My request is for a globe, a personal globe for each child, books, science lab materials to learn about the cycle of water, and sensory tubes. I would like to give my children a few incentives like slap bracelets with the solar system on it to help them to remember the planets. Puzzles help them to solve problems and to create the solar system. And the celestial buddies are a tangible, sensory motor stimulant to help them remember the stories and facts about our earth and the rotations of the earth with the moon and sun.

Thank you for considering my class for your donation.

Mrs. Gauci Costano School & 49Ers Academy Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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East Palo Alto, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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
12 Pieces World Globe with Stand 4.6 Inches Geographic World Globe for Kids Learning Educational and Decorative Globes of the World with Stand Globe Decor for Kids Students Classroom Desk Decor, Blue • Amazon Business $38.99 3 $116.97
4M Clean Water Science - Climate Change, Global Warming, Lab - STEM Toys Educational Gift for Kids & Teens, Girls & Boys • Amazon Business $16.99 6 $101.94
Replogle Globe - Educational Raised Political Relief & Mountains Ranges, Showcases Ocean Currents with 2023 Country Lines - Perfect for a Classroom, Home or Office - 12” Blue Ocean Globe & Black Base • Amazon Business $73.49 1 $73.49
2 Plush Space Toys - Celestial Buddies: Little Earth & Moon Buddy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $45.00 1 $45.00
Book & Buddy Bundle from Celestial Buddies: Little Earth Buddy 9" Plush Space Fidget Toy & Board Book (board book set with featured character toy) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $38.00 1 $38.00
Galaxy Stress Balls for Kids - Pack of 50 Bulk - Squeeze Anxiety Fidget Sensory Balls for Children with Outer Space Theme, Great Toys for Party Favors and Birthday Party Supplies • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
hand2mind Changing Seasons Sensory Tubes, Quiet Fidget Toys for Kids 3-5, Toddler Science Toys, Weather Toys, Calming Toys for Kids, Calm Down Corner Supplies, Preschool Classroom Must Haves • Amazon Business $26.89 1 $26.89
Be Amazing Toys - Test Tube Adventures Lab-in-a-bag • Teachers' School Supply $26.02 1 $26.02
Celestial Buddies: MOON Buddy 7" Plush Space Toy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
The Reason for the Seasons (A Joulia Copernicus Book) • Amazon Business $17.98 1 $17.98
Lorfancy 48 Pcs Space Slap Bracelets Space Toys with Planet Design Kids Bracelets Snap Bands Class Prize Outer Space Party Decorations Favors • Amazon Business $8.98 2 $17.96
ZOnFRTO 64 Packs Galaxy Putty Slime, Party Favor for Kids Girls & Boys, Adults, Non Sticky, Unscented，Stress & Anxiety Relief, Wet, Super Soft Sludge Toy • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Momo & Nashi Solar System Space Kids Puzzles - 80 pcs - Large Jigsaw Floor Puzzles for Kids Ages 4-8, 3-5, 6-8, 8-10 Boys Girls - Science Educational Toys for Kids 5-7 Planets and Solar System Toys • Amazon Business $15.96 1 $15.96
The Reasons for Seasons (New & Updated Edition) • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19

Materials cost

$570.37

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.86

Sales tax

 $52.19

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$663.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.17

Total project goal

$781.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $781.15

1 Donor

-$698.92

Donations toward project cost

-$663.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$82.22

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