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Mrs. Feehrer from Tallahassee, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Feehrer's classroom raised $540

There is an I CAN! in A+ SCIENCE!

My students need a GEMS: Matter Kit.

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Mrs. Feehrer Oak Ridge Elementary School
Tallahassee, FL Grades PreK-2

My Students

Imagine a classroom of students from very low income families, becoming the game changing scientists our country needs for a better future. That is what I see when my class has hands on experiences in science. They each observe, predict, test and share their outcomes with their "colleagues".

2nd Grade Reality Check: 15 of my 19 students had never eaten a fresh pear, peach or nectarine, which was recently provided to them by a healthy snack program.

They weren't even sure what a pear or nectarine was. I have taught in Title I schools for 25+ years, but this brought me to a new level of understanding about poverty limiting a child's experiences to a level I hadn't fully comprehended. These are bright, vibrant and motivated children who "gobble up" information as fast as they did those snacks! They deserve and desperately need high quality, intensive educational experiences. Science is the perfect vehicle for engaging my students in critical thinking, enriched vocabulary, and integrating comprehension, math and writing skills. Children are natural scientists, but they need guided inquiry and experiences to get the most out of that natural inclination.

My Project

The GEMS science kit "Matter" gives all my students hands on experiences exploring the 3 states of matter. These concepts are the building blocks of science. This study helps students revise misconceptions they have about every day experiences with liquids, solids & gases. As they work through the activities, their discoveries allow them to further investigate the outcomes, by comparing them with other students' work, and with their own previous perceptions. They acquire the scientific process skills as they are immersed in the original investigation, and in their creation of other experiments that they plan, varying different components, and using different set ups and controls. They also participate in a Science Convention and share their findings. They address our class or other classes as they present, as "Fellow Colleagues". If additional questions are raised, they plan follow up activities to address those issues! This allows students to learn SO much more than science!

While they are busy observing, predicting, testing and sharing their findings, their minds are actively absorbing a way to organize their thinking and utilize critical thinking and comprehension skills.

Children from poverty often have chaotic life issues to try to deal with. Education is the key to their success. Science is packed with skills and processes that help bring them a deeper understanding of academic skills and thinking. This is a critical area for children experiencing poverty

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

128 students impacted 4 donors
Mrs. Feehrer Oak Ridge Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Tallahassee, FL 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

128 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GEMS: Matter Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $380.00 1 $380.00

Materials cost

$380.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $38.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$458.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.95

Total project goal

$539.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $539.65

4 Donors

-$539.65

Donations toward project cost

-$458.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.95

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