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"Science can be exciting! I teach all subjects in a 4th grade class of high poverty level students, half of whom are Native American. I don't have funding to provide the students with the tools that make science exciting and memorable. Without these tools many students lack motivation to be active ...
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"Science can be exciting! I teach all subjects in a 4th grade class of high poverty level students, half of whom are Native American. I don't have funding to provide the students with the tools that make science exciting and memorable. Without these tools many students lack motivation to be active learners. We are in need of collections of Metamorphic, Sedimentary,and Igneous rocks. Additionally we need sets of minerals and fossils. All of these would be used by the students to sort and classify. We also need fossil molds, magnets, and an animal classifying card set to use as manipulatives with our science lessons. Finally, we are in need of a Scientist Barometer and Digital Thermo-Hygrometer so that the students can collect and record weather data. These manipulatives and tools of science will help the students understand and remember what they learn! You will make it possible for students who have formerly been disinterested in science to realize that it can be interesting and worth their time. They may even decide that it can be an excellent future career!
My students need 12 science manipulatives including rock and mineral samples, fossil kits, magnets, and a barometer.
The cost of this proposal is $717, which includes shipping for any materials requested and fulfillment ."
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Sep 22, 2009
Dear Live Earth Products, Inc. and Friends at the Eccles Foundation and Wells Fargo,
We are enormously grateful for your generous donations to our classroom. The fossil casts and molds, plaster, rock and mineral samples, classifying cards, and weather instruments have truly caused the students to get excited about learning the concepts of science. My school doesn't have funding that allows me to provide these wonderful learning tools to my students. The minority students benefit most dramatically from having access to hands on learning equipment. Your generosity is definitely making a difference in the academic success of the students in my school. With gratitude,
Mrs. L.
Mrs. L. sent this note after the project was fully funded:
Apr 1, 2009
Dear Live Earth Products, Inc. and Friends at the Eccles Foundation and Wells Fargo,
Thank you so much for your kind donation to my project. These hands-on materials for science will be an incredible asset to my classroom and to the lessons that I am completing with my students. It has been difficult to teach science concepts effectively without tools to keep the students interested and to help them remember what they have learned. I know that being able to provide the students with these manipulatives will not only make science come alive for them, it will also create an interest in learning that will serve them throughout their educations. I greatly thank you for taking an interest in my students and their futures. Donors like you make my job so much easier and the learning experience so much better for my students. With gratitude,
Mrs. L.
Region:
Utah
Where is the classroom located?
Submitted:
Jan 15, 2009
| Expires:
Jun 19, 2009
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Level:
Grades 3-5
Teacher's funded projects:
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Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
Nancy S. (volunteer)
on Jan 17, 2009
Verified the cost of the requested supplies and posted this project.
Meghan R. (staff member)
on Jan 18, 2009
"Everything we have comes from the earth. Knowledge and understanding of soil and parent rock helps us to learn and appreciate all the things we have. The aluminum your soda can is made from was once an earthen ore called bauxite. The glass is made from simple sand. Most importantly the food that you eat came from rock broken down into soil."
Live Earth Products, Inc.
from Emery, UT
gave
on Apr 1, 2009
"Wells Fargo and the George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation gave to this project because they care deeply about our school children in Utah."
gave
on Apr 1, 2009
Project fully funded!
Happy news
on Apr 1, 2009
The teacher Mrs. L.
on Apr 1, 2009
Purchased the supplies for Mrs. L.'s classroom and notified the school principal of delivery.
Jenni D. (staff member)
on Apr 1, 2009
The teacher Mrs. L.
on Sep 22, 2009
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