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Ms. Sawada from San Francisco, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Thinking Like Scientists!

My project needs various science lab materials: balances, weights, beakers, and cylinders.

  • $486 goal

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I teach second grade in an urban elementary school. In my classroom, students' prior knowledge and everyday experiences are the basis for instruction. I am always looking for ways to channel my students' natural curiosity and creativity into academic endeavors. Because students are extremely curious about the natural world around them, science is a rich subject area. However, I have found that without the proper science tools available, many of my students' questions go unanswered. Questions such as, "Which rock is heaviest?" or "How much water does it take float my foil boat?", can never be accurately answered without the appropriate measurement tools. Were these tools to be available, students could answer these questions. Additionally, they could come up with new and exciting experiments all the time! I love my job as a second grade teacher. Part of my job is to excite children about the world around them and their place within it. I bring in scientists from the community so that students can imagine themselves as scientists. I follow up on student interests and try to create a classroom space which invites inquiry and experimentation. Having the science tools listed here would help me to help these students think of themselves as scientists all the time!

Ms. Sawada Creative Arts Charter School Grades PreK-2

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San Francisco, CA View local requests 21 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BUCKET BALANCE • Teacher's School Supply $24.87 7 $174.09
SAFE-T Weights - Set of 58 Metric Weights • Nasco $15.75 5 $78.75
Plastic Beaker - 250 ml • Nasco $1.48 7 $10.36
Plastic Beaker - 500 ml • Nasco $1.74 7 $12.18
Plastic Beaker - 1,000 ml • Nasco $1.70 7 $11.90
100 mL Plastic Graduated Cylinder • Delta Education $2.45 7 $17.15
50 mL Plastic Graduated Cylinder • Delta Education $1.95 7 $13.65

Materials cost

$318.08

Vendor shipping charges

 $31.81

Sales tax

 $23.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$398.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.37

Total project goal

$485.37

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $485.37

8 Donors

-$417.24

Donations toward project cost

-$398.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$68.13

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