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Scientific Inquiry Through Biographies of Famous Scientists

My students need these biographies to help them build a foundation on which they can build their understanding of what it takes to conduct scientific investigations.

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Mrs. Cannon Pulaski Middle School
New Britain, CT Grades 6-8

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My Students

Reading about scientists' struggles and challenges and the impact of their scientific discoveries will intrigue my students because the stories will make the science more real for them. They are struggling readers who need more exposure to build a foundation about scientific investigations.

My students come from all over the world and speak many different languages.

We are in a high poverty district where it is often very difficult to obtain resources to address their very weak reading skills. Each year my students struggle with our science textbooks. My students need more exposure to reading for information in a way that will interest them and help them practice developing strategies for comprehending, interpreting, evaluating and synthesizing information read.

My Project

This collection of books will help my students discover scientific inquiry through biographies of famous scientists. This unit would blend science with reading and other language arts skills. My plan is to teach the inquiry process and spend time reading, taking notes, and discussing the impact of the scientific discoveries in the science classroom. We will also look at the historical context by noting information on life locally, nationally, and internationally at the time the scientist lived. My students will also improve their communication skills when they must convince others about the significance and validity of the scientists' work.

This project is very important to me because my students are struggling readers.

I will be able to match my students with biographies based on their talents and interests. I will be able to teach my students about scientific inquiry and what it takes to do a scientific investigation while using real world examples. Reading these biographies will not take the place of actual scientific investigations, but it can supply a foundation on which we can build their understanding of scientific inquiry.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

125 students impacted 5 donors
Mrs. Cannon Pulaski Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New Britain, CT View local requests

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

125 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Who Was Albert Einstein? Jess Brallier, Robert Parker (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator), Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? Margaret Frith, John O'Brien (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
Who Was Ben Franklin? Dennis Brindell Fradin, John O'Brien (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith Deborah Heiligman • Barnes and Noble $12.95 1 $12.95
Snowflake Bentley Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream Tanya Lee Stone, Foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Benjamin Franklin (Time For Kids Biographies Series) Editors Of Time For Kids, With Kathryn Hoffman Satterfield • Barnes and Noble $3.41 1 $3.41
First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers (I Can Read Book 4 Series) George Shea, Don Bolognese (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.41 1 $3.41
Thomas Edison (Time For Kids Biographies Series) Editors Of Time For Kids, With Lisa DeMauro • Barnes and Noble $3.41 1 $3.41
Time For Kids: Alexander Graham Bell Editors Of Time For Kids, John Micklos (Editor), With John Micklos • Barnes and Noble $3.41 1 $3.41
Who Was Charles Darwin? Deborah Hopkinson, Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
The Wright Brothers Quentin Reynolds • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth Kathleen Krull, Greg Couch (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai Claire A. Nivola • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream Tanya Lee Stone, Foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp • Barnes and Noble $17.09 1 $17.09
Story of George Washington Carver (Scholastic Biography) Eva Moore, Alexander Anderson (Illustrator), Alexander Anderson (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Albert Einstein: A Photographic Story of a Life (DK Biography Series) Frieda Wishinsky • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein Don Brown • Barnes and Noble $5.97 2 $11.94
Benjamin Franklin (DK Biography Series) Stephen Krensky • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Librarian Who Measured the Earth, Vol. 1 Kathryn Lasky, Kevin Hawkes, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Reaching for the Moon Buzz Aldrin, Wendell Minor (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
My Life with the Chimpanzees Jane Goodall • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians, Vol. 1 Luetta Reimer, Wilbert Reimer • Barnes and Noble $11.06 1 $11.06
Marie Curie Vicki Cobb • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Neil Armstrong: Young Pilot (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Montrew Dunham, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
George Washington Carver Tonya Bolden, In Association Museum, Field Museum • Barnes and Noble $15.39 1 $15.39
Wilbur and Orville Wright: Young Fliers (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Augusta Stevenson, Robert Doremus (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Thomas A. Edison: Young Inventor (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Sue Guthridge, Wallace Wook (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong Don Brown, Don Brown (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion Andrea Gianopoulos, Phil Miller (Illustrator), Charles Barnett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver Aliki, Aliki (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Real McCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor Wendy Towle, Wil Clay (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson Amy Ehrlich, Wendell Minor (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.13 1 $5.13
Girls Who Looked under Rocks Jeannine Atkins, Paula Conner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64
Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor (Childhood of Famous Americans Series Joanne Landers Henry, Robert Doremus (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon Jacqueline Davies, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.68 1 $13.68
My Name Is Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral: Me Llamo Gabriela: La Vida de Gabriela Mistral Monica Brown, John Parra (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.94 1 $12.94
Isaac Newton Kathleen Krull, Boris Kulikov (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
First Woman Doctor Baker, Evelyn Copelman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei Peter Sis, Peter Sis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Marie Curie: Scientist Who Made Glowing Discoveries Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64

Materials cost

$299.69

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$339.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.86

Total project goal

$399.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $399.05

2 Donors

-$199.53

Donations toward project cost

-$169.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.93

match offer

-$199.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$169.59

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.93

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