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Mrs. Hitchins from Normal, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science...More than Magnets!

My students need 14 assorted items to improve and build up our Science center.

  • $495 goal

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My Students

My students learn best by engaging in hands-on materials and activities. Unfortunately our only real hands-on materials for our science center includes magnets. We need more items to help the students learn about science and the different content areas. Science is not just magnetism!

I have 20 students in each of my AM and PM Pre-K classes.

I work in a low-income school and our program is an At-Risk Pre-K. At-risk factors include poverty, single family homes, incarcerated parent, English as a second language, etc. I also have 30% of my students with IEPs. My students range in age from 3-5 years.

My Project

Students will learn to question, analyze, explore and discover through the materials requested. I will expose my students to Earth Science, Life Science and Physical Sciences! They will be able to use the materials to learn about rocks and minerals, microscopes, life cycles, the human body, parts of a flower, electricity, sounds, color, prisms and light, weight, measurement and temperature! These materials will be used during free exploration and students can choose to use the materials as they wish. I want them to have the curiosity and excitement that they can gain from exploring science materials and doing various experiments.

Donation to this project will continue to serve students year after year.

Science is such an important curriculum area and I want to expose my students to as many different science concepts as possible!

Mrs. Hitchins Sugar Creek Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

40 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ROCK KIT INTRO COLLECTION S/15 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $11.65 1 $11.65
ROCK COLLECTION, GEOSAFARI MINERAL • Frey Scientific, Inc. $17.95 1 $17.95
SLIDES, PREPARED SET 1 AND 2 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $17.95 1 $17.95
MICROSCOPE BIG SCREEN • Frey Scientific, Inc. $56.65 1 $56.65
LIFE CYCLE STAGES COMPLETE SET • Frey Scientific, Inc. $31.45 1 $31.45
MODEL ORAL HYGIENE • Frey Scientific, Inc. $42.25 1 $42.25
MODEL, CROSS SECTION BRAIN • Frey Scientific, Inc. $17.05 1 $17.05
MODEL, CROSS SECTION HEART • Frey Scientific, Inc. $17.05 1 $17.05
BALL LIGHT and SOUND ENERGY • Frey Scientific, Inc. $6.25 3 $18.75
PRISM PLAS 2''/EA • Frey Scientific, Inc. $4.45 2 $8.90
BOX SOUND SET OF 12 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $31.45 1 $31.45
SCALE ROCKER • Frey Scientific, Inc. $16.15 2 $32.30
SET METRIC WEIGHT 54 PIECE • Frey Scientific, Inc. $8.95 2 $17.90
THERMOMETER INDOOR/OUTDOOR • Frey Scientific, Inc. $17.95 1 $17.95

Materials cost

$339.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $40.71

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$420.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.13

Total project goal

$494.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $494.18

3 Donors

-$494.17

Donations toward project cost

-$420.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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