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Ms. Cramer from Pittsburgh, PA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Trout-a-Palooza: Protecting P. Creek

My students need cameras to document their watershed conservation efforts including Brook trout being raised in the classroom and their release in local P. Creek.

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My Students

I hear & I forget; I see & I remember; I do & I understand. Raising trout from eggs to releasing them locally, students are engaged in a real-world, cold-water conservation study. Publicizing our findings digitally is crucial for continued community support and preservation!

Our seventh graders thrive with project-based learning.

We live in a suburban/urban setting and are the only middle school in a small district. Social and emotional development is difficult for students of this age. Involvement in a class-sponsored project has built ties among students who normally wouldn't interact socially. Our students are scheduled using a full inclusion model. This means kids with abilities ranging from those requiring learning support to those identified as gifted and talented are in the same science classes. Learning to work with one another is a skill they can transfer to all other facets of their lives. Our students are excited to do a project in "their own backyard." They like to share personal stories of how they use the creek and parks for recreation. This project gives further responsibility and ownership over the environment to them for years to come.

My Project

Access to these cameras will allow students to create digital photo-stories and print material communications for local newspapers, our school TV station, the local libraries, and their own families to enjoy. Real-world activities involving proper writing and story-telling requires students to employ the skills they are taught in reading and language arts classes in a fun, meaningful way. Students love to use technology. They will learn how to organize the files electronically using industry-standard software. Having access to seven cameras will allow smaller groups of students to be more productive in the allotted class periods. Currently, I have one personal digital camera that I bring in to allow students to use. I look forward to the students using the cameras to produce documentary-style pieces for their class grade as well. I've done this project on a smaller scale in the past so I know this is doable. I look forward to even better projects with these resources.

Research has shown that student interest and confidence in their ability to do math and science wanes in middle school.

It is my duty to provide interesting and relevant activities to my students at this critical stage in their adolescent development. Their future engagement and care for their environment depends on it!

Ms. Cramer Pleasant Hills Middle School Grades 6-8

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Pittsburgh, PA View local requests 122 students impacted 17donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Vivitar ViviCam 5022 - digital camera • Best Buy $39.99 7 $279.93
PNY 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity Memory Card • Best Buy $26.99 7 $188.93
Lowepro Ridge 10 - pouch for digital photo camera • Best Buy $9.99 7 $69.93
SanDisk ImageMate All-in-One USB 2.0 - card reader - Hi-Speed USB • Best Buy $43.99 1 $43.99

Materials cost

$582.78

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$638.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.68

Total project goal

$751.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $751.20

13 Donors

-$751.20

Donations toward project cost

-$638.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.68

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