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Waking Up In Science Class

My students need 1 Bill Nye: Earth Science DVD and 1 Bill Nye: Astronomy DVD.

Ms. Kelley Opelika Middle School

Opelika, AL Grades 6-8

I teach 6th grade at a middle school where we have inclusion, grade-level, and advanced classes. More than 50% of our school gets free or reduced lunch.

Science class is so important to the future of our country. Middle school science is a time to capture students' interest and get them moving toward careers in science. I can remember seeing Bill Nye when I was younger and loving how "cool" he made science look. My students today love Bill Nye as much as I did when I was younger. Once or twice and year I have to be absent and these videos provide an excellent tool for me to use while I am away. They will continue the learning with an interesting activity that substitutes can teach.

In the first video, we see how Earth is always changing, and Earth's species must continually adapt. Host Bill Nye gives an inside look at planet Earth, from its inner core to its protective magnetic field. Discover how earthquakes and volcanoes help explain plate tectonics and the dynamic geology of oceans and continents. Learn how Earth's atmosphere gives scientific insight about weather and climate. Look at forms of radiation and the potential dangers from harmful gases and geologic changes. In the second video, Nye covers Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, demonstrates how Hubble determined that the universe is expanding, and discusses the twentieth-century advancements that help us understand gamma ray bursts, black holes, pulsars, and quasars. Other highlights include Edmond Halley, whose discovery of comets orbiting the Sun proved that gravity works in space, and Alexander and Caroline Herschel, whose map of the sky brought about new understanding of our universe.

Your help will make it possible for me to provide my students with a great learning tool. Your generosity means so much to our school and community. Thank you.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

350 students impacted 16 donors

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Opelika, AL
Grades 6-8
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More than half of students from low‑income households

Ms. Kelley Opelika Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Opelika, AL 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

350 students impacted 16donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

BILL NYE: ASTRONOMY DVD • Carolina Biological Supply Company $71.20 1 $71.20

BILL NYE: EARTH SCIENCES DVD • Carolina Biological Supply Company $71.20 1 $71.20

Materials cost			$142.40
Vendor shipping charges			$14.24
Sales tax			$5.70
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.56
Fulfillment labor & materials			$17.00
Total project cost			$183.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$40.17
Total project goal			$223.17
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$223.17
13 Donors			-$215.29
Donations toward project cost			-$183.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$32.29
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$7.88
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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