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Ms. Harris from Saint Paul, MN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Under the Stars - Astronomy for Kids

Help me give my students and their families the ability to use telescopes for our family nights and during the school day as we connect astronomy to our school content.

  • $483 goal

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My Students

Our school is a STEAM school (Science, Technology, Engineering, Aerospace, and Mathematics). We are located in the inner city of Minnesota.

Our students and their families enjoy our family nights.

Due to COVID, we haven't been able to have family nights until now. We are hoping to host a few family nights outside under the stars!

My Project

The telescopes will be used during our family nights to tie astronomy into our curriculum and bring awareness to our world. They will also be used during the school day for students to view other things in the sky, learn about telescopes, engineering and aerospace.

We will talk about our night sky, career paths in STEAM (A for Aerospace), view the sky through our telescopes, create projects about the moon and stars, and enjoy connecting with one another (socially distanced) with a cup of hot cocoa.

We can't wait to see families again!

Ms. Harris
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MaxUSee Kids Telescope 400x40mm with Tripod & Finder Scope, Portable Telescope for Kids & Beginners, Travel Telescope with 3 Magnification Eyepieces and Moon Mirror • Amazon Business $44.99 5 $224.95
NASA Lunar Telescope for Kids – Capable of 90x Magnification, Includes Two Eyepieces, Tabletop Tripod, Finder Scope, and Full-Color Learning Guide, The Perfect STEM Gift for a Young Astronomer • Amazon Business $49.99 3 $149.97

Materials cost

$374.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$410.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.45

Total project goal

$482.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $482.99

2 Donors

-$96.60

Donations toward project cost

-$82.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.49

match offer

-$386.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$328.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.96

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 $0.00

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