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Mrs. Smith from Searcy AR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making Science Fun!

My students need sets of books about simple machines, properties of the earth, electricity, and matter as well as hands-on activity tubs for each topic.

  • $576 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Please help fourth-grade students connect literacy and science in an authentic, fun, hands-on way!

I am looking for a way to engage and immerse students in science topics. Our classroom library is lacking in non-fiction texts that support our science curriculum. The students need hands-on activities to reinforce science topics that are studied.

I would like sets of non-fiction books about electricity, matter, simple machines, and the earth as well as tubs of activities on those topics that will engage students in hands-on learning.

Your help will make it possible for my students to explore science topics and truly learn them- instead of just reading the science text book.

Mrs. Smith
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD351 - Electricity Activity Tub - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95
DD353 - Matter Activity Tub - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95
EE190 - Matter Book Library - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $37.50 1 $37.50
EE466 - Electricity Book Library - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $36.50 1 $36.50
DD357 - Properties of Earth Activity Tub - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95
EE192 - Properties of Earth Book Library - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $39.50 1 $39.50
EE468 - Simple Machines Book Library - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $40.50 1 $40.50
DD356 - Simple Machines Activity Tub - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95

Materials cost

$393.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.38

Sales tax

 $23.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$471.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.55

Total project goal

$575.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $575.29

4 Donors

-$287.64

Donations toward project cost

-$235.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.77

match offer

-$287.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$235.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.78

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 $0.00

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