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Ms. Cunnion from Baltimore, MD is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Cunnion's classroom raised $1,157

Scientists Need Libraries, Too!

My students need 2 bean bags, a 12'x6' carpet, a listening center, an aquarium with accessories and a collection of Science books.

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Ms. Cunnion Thomas Jefferson Elementary School 232
Baltimore, MD Grades 6-8

I teach a group of very intelligent, inquisitive, and insatiable sixth graders at an urban elementary school.

My students are excellent readers, but studies show that even the best readers in the upper elementary grades lack essential non-fiction reading skills. They need to be exposed to a variety of non-fiction texts and given a comfy place to immerse themselves in it.

A rug, some comfy bean bag chairs, an aquarium, listening center, and books will allow me to create an inviting space where children can self-select their learning experiences. Learner-directed lessons have been found to be the most valuable and most long-lasting educational experiences.

Help me build a classroom library that will both pique my students' curiosities and enrich the curriculum they have already been exposed to. By funding my request for library equipment, you will be providing me with the tools I need to encourage my students to be life-long learners.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

33 students impacted 8 donors
Ms. Cunnion Thomas Jefferson Elementary School 232 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.

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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

33 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
1776PLC Listening Center • SchoolOutfitters.com $169.99 1 $169.99
LRG BEAN BG CHAIR DKB DNM • Highsmith $42.80 1 $42.80
LAVA CRPT 12X6 FT • Highsmith $190.08 1 $190.08
LRG BEAN BG CHAIR R DNM • Highsmith $42.80 1 $42.80
AQUARIUM HOOD(51X25CM) 20X10IN • Sargent-Welch $43.16 1 $43.16
Daily Double II Automatic Fish Feeder • Frey Scientific, Inc. $33.80 1 $33.80
All Glass Aquarium Tank - 10 Gallon (20" x 10" x 12") • Frey Scientific, Inc. $43.65 1 $43.65
Penn-Plax 20 Gallon Pump and Filter Starter Kit • Frey Scientific, Inc. $68.00 1 $68.00
Eyewitness Oil John Farndon • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Evolution Linda Gamlin • Barnes and Noble $12.74 1 $12.74
Eyewitness Climate Change John Woodward • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Eyewitness Great Scientists John Farndon • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Eyewitness Volcano Susanna van Rose • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
When Is a Planet Not a Planet?: The Story of Pluto Elaine Scott, Read by Pete Larkin • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Story of Science: Newton at the Center Joy Hakim • Barnes and Noble $25.15 1 $25.15
Sky Tree: Seeing Science Through Art Thomas Locker, Candace Christiansen, Thomas Locker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Spectrum Science Grade 6 School Specialty Publishing • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Science Experiments You Can Eat Vicki Cobb, David Cain (Illustrator), David Cain (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Volcano and Earthquake Read by Martin Sheen • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
One Minute Mysteries: Solve 'em with Science! Eric Yoder, Natalie Yoder • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
BOOK MATH +SCI ACROSS CULTURES • Sargent-Welch $22.09 1 $22.09

Materials cost

$805.84

Vendor shipping charges

 $80.58

Sales tax

 $40.29

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$948.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$208.10

Total project goal

$1,156.10

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,156.10

8 Donors

-$1,156.10

Donations toward project cost

-$948.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$208.10

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