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Mrs. Kraft from Rockford, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Weather Station

My students need thermometers and physical measurement instruments for direct contact with nature and daily opportunities to practice scientific observations and data collection.

  • $467 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Remember going outside during the school day? My students enjoy being outdoors during class too.

My students are 11 and 12 years old children who are eager to touch and manipulate items, especially when those items are scientific instruments.

Many come from low income families with resources. Some struggle with reading and learn best through hands on lessons. Our school is the largest middle school in our town, serving 1400 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.

My Project

Many of my students do not have experience collecting data, especially outdoors. Reading thermometers,rain gauges, and pH meters are simple instruments that my students will be able to use and to develop their measuring, observation, and data collecting skills.

The data my students collect will be shared with GLOBE, an organization that monitors weather data from around the world.

This provides my students with another opportunity to feel and act like real scientists and makes science relevant to them.

Mrs. Kraft Rockford Env Science Academy Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Rockford, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

140 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Durac® Mix/Min Thermometer • Nasco $35.95 1 $35.95
Magnifying Rain Gauge • Nasco $5.45 2 $10.90
Hanna Checker pH Meter • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.10 1 $35.10
Hanna Checker pH Meter Replacement Electrode • Carolina Biological Supply Company $21.37 1 $21.37
Instrument Shelter • Carolina Biological Supply Company $151.05 1 $151.05
Armored Water Thermometer • Carolina Biological Supply Company $22.32 1 $22.32
Carolina Turbidity Tube • Carolina Biological Supply Company $52.20 1 $52.20

Materials cost

$328.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.88

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$396.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.01

Total project goal

$466.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $466.71

9 Donors

-$461.41

Donations toward project cost

-$396.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.30

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 $0.00

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