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Mr. Pockrass from Indianapolis, IN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Science of Sound in the Music Classroom

My project needs a Wave Model and several SciQuest Sound Demonstration kits.

  • $570 goal

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I teach General Music in the Indianapolis Public Schools district. We are projected to have over three hundred students in the school in grades K-6. According to the Music standards, I am suppose to teach the science of sound starting in grade 4. However, I do not have any equipment to show the students the physical science of sound. I want to set up a program for fourth through sixth grade having students work on the scientific method of experimenting with sound. The resources I have requested will give students in all three grades the opportunity for this program. Also, this project would satisfy the Music Standard applying Music to other subjects. A lot of times I apply Music to Math and Language Arts, but I have not had much opportunity to apply Music to Science because of supplies. You can help bridge that gap with supplying us with these sound kits and a wave model.

Mr. Pockrass
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wave Model • Nasco $55.97 1 $55.97
SciQuest Sound Demonstration Kit • Nasco $55.20 1 $55.20
SciQuest Sound Intermediate Level Mini Kit • Nasco $47.30 1 $47.30
SciQuest Sound Intermediate Kit (SB17861M) and Teacher Video • Nasco $140.67 1 $140.67
Sound and Music Kit • Nasco $100.64 1 $100.64

Materials cost

$399.78

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$467.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.51

Total project goal

$569.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $569.51

3 Donors

-$549.41

Donations toward project cost

-$467.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.10

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