My students need two star theaters to create an interactive planetarium in my classroom and two planispheres to explore the stars during class and at home.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. V.'s classroom raised $177
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
I teach beginning ESL to students who are new to this country. My students range from 6th to 8th grade. They all have one thing in common; they are all hungry for an education.
The students that I work with are students from different backgrounds. They come to this country and face a variety of challenges and struggles, such as language and cultural changes. Back in their country formal education is not as accessible as it is here; therefore most of these students have gaps in their education. Here in our classroom we offer them the opportunity to narrow that gap and create a better future for students who a few months ago had an uncertain future.
This year I want to teach my new students astronomy, for this reason a Star Theater and planisphere would be wonderful and extremely helpful. The Star Theater will be absolutely fantastic! It will transform our classroom into a planetarium. The planetarium will depict the universe right in our classroom. Then, they will be able to use the planispheres, which are stars maps, to learn how to locate each star. The students will be able to take the planispheres home and conduct their own stellar explorations. With my students, because English is not their first language, visuals are constantly a part of their learning process.
With your help my students will be able to learn about the universe and the stars. They will not only get to read about but actually view and explore space for themselves.
This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Nearly all 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
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