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Ms. Semlick from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Semlick's classroom raised $614

Literacy for the Treetops

My students need 30 copies of the book Wild Trees, by Richard Preston.

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Ms. Semlick Pauling Academy of Science-Marshall
Portland, OR Grades 9-12

I teach at a science focus school in a high poverty neighborhood. My ecology class (grades 10-12) have been doing habitat studies of the Flying Squirrel for the past three years. We help with live trapping these animals to gather data regarding their habitats, ages, reproduction rates and share our findings with agency scientists from the US Forest Service and BLM. Many at risk students who are in danger of not completing high school are very involved in this project. Their attendance improves, they want to become experts, because they are doing real work with real scientist mentors. Last year I was able to buy 8 copies of the book Wild Trees, by Richard Preston. We shared it, and for the first time in my teaching career, students fought over a book!

This book is about several twenty somethings who are disengaged with life in the same way my students are. They begin to climb big Redwoods, and become interested in the Ecology of these massive ecosystems. Along the way, the reader is exposed to LOTS of botany, political science and sociology, as well as with 6-7 real characters, who go on to become famous scientists. My students were able to look up and read articles written by the characters in the book, who they felt they knew personally after reading the book. This year we have the opportunity to actually climb some big trees with a tree-climbing school and some researchers. If each kid had read this book, the climbing would be so much more meaningful.

My students need 30 copies of Wild Trees, by Richard Preston. Each kid will have his own copy to take home at night...no more fist fights over who gets the book over night.

I have been extremely lucky enough to be able to provide my students with amazing field experiences around the Flying Squirrel Project...however, I can't seem to find funding for fiction/biographies for my science class. This book makes the work we do real...It introduces social outcasts who become famous scientists, and this makes the same possible for these students.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

30 students impacted 4 donors
Ms. Semlick Pauling Academy of Science-Marshall Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Portland, OR View local requests

More than half 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

30 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring Richard Preston • Barnes and Noble $14.40 30 $432.00

Materials cost

$432.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $43.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$503.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$110.41

Total project goal

$613.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $613.41

3 Donors

-$295.76

Donations toward project cost

-$251.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.36

match offer

-$296.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$242.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.83

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 $0.00

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