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Ms. Sarah from El Cerrito, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Special Education STEM Kits

Help me give my students supplies for At-Home Science kits to explore and understand the scientific process.

  • $480 goal

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My Students

Our students are bright, funny, and enthusiastic nonverbal, minimally verbal, or highly unintelligible children in grades 3-5 with varied medical diagnoses such as Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and/or Cortical vision Impairment with significant medical histories. They are all currently utilizing an augmentative alternative communication (AAC) device as a tool to talk and participate in the general education classroom. In order to achieve academic success, my students need to learn the vocabulary and language systems in their current communication devices.

My Project

This year has been one of the hardest years with distance learning. Supplies once easily found in the classroom are no longer an option. Therefore, we are hoping to send home science experiment kits to liven up the sessions and increase engagement. The students will then be able to explain the scientific process using their augmentative alternative communication devices (AAC) based on the science experiments.

We want our special education students to understand the scientific process, write about the steps and outcome, utilize their AAC device as an alternate pencil, and present it to staff, family, and friends.

All supplies will be disseminated to each student as a "science kit" and used to develop science experiments together during online sessions. This project is requesting the various supplies needed for our kits.

Some of the science experiments the students will be working on include: making slime, creating a Lava lamp, sensory water balloons filled with water beads, creating rain clouds with shaving cream and using a dropper of food coloring, and making a snow diorama.

Ms. Sarah Fairmont Elementary School Grades 3-5

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El Cerrito, CA View local requests

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

10 students impacted 23donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
RSVP Endurance 18/8 Stainless Steel Dry Measuring Cup, 1-Cup • Amazon Business $8.95 7 $62.65
Spice Supreme Assorted Food Colors Red Blue Green Yellow - 4 Color Cake Liquid Variety Kit for Baking , Decorating ,Fondant , Cooking, and Slime Making - .30 fl. oz.Bottles • Amazon Business $3.89 10 $38.90
Learning Resources Twisty Droppers, Fine Motor Toy, Science Exploration, Water Dropper, Water Toys for Kids, Set of 4, Ages 2+ • Amazon Business $12.82 3 $38.46
Hair Color Bottle Applicator, Sdootbeauty Applicator Bottle 16 ounce, Squeeze Bottle for Hair, PET Plastic Refillable Bottles with Twist Top Cap- 2 Pack, Green and Blue • Amazon Business $8.99 4 $35.96
Mixing Bowl with spout and Handle | Set of 3 - Red, Blue, Purple | Beautifully Coloured Bowl Set | Compact, Stackable & Ergonomically Designed • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
Gillette Foamy Regular Shaving Foam, 11 oz (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $21.84 1 $21.84
Sensitive Eyes Saline Solution, 12 Fluid Ounce Each (Twin Pack) • Amazon Business $4.57 3 $13.71
Safari Ltd Arctic TOOB With 10 Fun Figurines, Including A Harp Seal, Husky, Caribou, Arctic Rabbit, Killer Whale, Walrus, Arctic Fox, Beluga Whale, Igloo, And Polar Bear – For Ages 3 and Up • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Wild Republic Polar Nature Tube, Arctic Animals, Kids Gifts, Educational Toys, Party Favors, 13-Piece • Amazon Business $11.31 1 $11.31
Faxco 12 Pcs 250ml Squeeze Bottle with Plastic Funnel, Plastic Squirt Bottle with Red Lid, Squeeze Condiment Bottles for Sauces, Ketchup, Arts and Craft • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Lucy’s Family Owned - Lemon Juice, 32 oz. Bottle (Pack of 2) • Amazon Business $10.90 1 $10.90
Elmer's Liquid School Glue, Washable, 4 Ounces Each , 12 Count - Great for Making Slime • Amazon Business $10.24 1 $10.24
Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Corn Oil, 128 Fl Oz • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Instant Snow Fake Snow Powder for Cloud Slime, Makes 5 Gallons of Artificial Snow (Makes 5 Gallons) • Amazon Business $8.90 1 $8.90
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine, Sparkling Original Effervescent Tablets for Adults with Pain Reliever/Fever Reducer, Sparkling Original, 36 Count • Amazon Business $8.47 1 $8.47
Arm & Hammer Pure Baking Soda, 8 Ounce (Pack of 3) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Elongdi Water Beads Pack Rainbow Mix 50,000 Beads Growing Balls, Jelly Water Gel Beads for Spa Refill, Kids Sensory Toys , Vases, Plant, Wedding and Home Decor • Amazon Business $7.90 1 $7.90

Materials cost

$341.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$407.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.97

Total project goal

$479.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $479.80

1 Donor

-$466.56

Donations toward project cost

-$407.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

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