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Mrs. Jones from Florence, SC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Seeing Solar Energy

My students need chocolate and non-chocolate candies to investigate solar energy, laminating sheets to create reusable resources for investigations and Sharpies, highlighters, and correction tape for notebooking.

  • $181 goal

This project expired on December 21, 2018.

This project expired on December 21, 2018.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My classes consist of great kids that I share with four other teachers.They come from many different backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses. Even though I have students who have a difficult time bringing the basic supplies to school, they come to school ready and eager to learn.

You can see their faces light up as they watch real-life phenomenon unfold with the materials they are given to work with.

The students that come from lower economic backgrounds dive in and tend to take the lead when these activities are taking place. I just love watching them explore and develop a deeper love for science.

My Project

My students need to have engaging ways to explore the scientific process. Motivating students with materials that induce their curiosity and suspense will allow for half of the learning battle to be won. The use of candy, not to mention popular candy that all students love, will help them to engage in the scientific process and make the teaching of the variables to become more attainable.

Since I teach 125 students, being able to laminate the resources for the each student/group would reduce the amount of copies.

Sharpies, highlighters, correction tape, will help the students to mark information in their notebooks.

Mrs. Jones
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scotch TP3854-200 Thermal Laminating Pouches, 3 mil, Letter Size, 200/Pack • Staples Advantage $44.38 1 $44.38
Mars Mix Mini Chocolate Bars, 62.60 Oz, 205-Piece Bag (220-00016) • Staples Advantage $24.99 1 $24.99
Nestle Party Favorites Candy Assortment, 3lb. Bag • Staples Advantage $15.99 1 $15.99
Staples Correction Tape, 1 Line Regular, 1/5" x 315", 10/Pk • Staples Advantage $15.79 1 $15.79
Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Markers, Black, 1/Dz (30001) • Staples Advantage $7.22 1 $7.22
Sharpie Accent Highlighter, Chisel Tip, Yellow, 12/pk (25005) • Staples Advantage $5.65 1 $5.65

Materials cost

$114.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.04

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$153.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.14

Total project goal

$180.91

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