My students need basic science lab supplies like energy balls, convex/concave lenses, fossils, density cubes, and parts to circuits to have hands-on science experiences.
$255 goal
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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
Science gets pushed to the side in most classrooms today. I want to bring science to life in my classroom and help students realize that the skills they learn in science will help them in other subjects and just might be a future career.
In our school, most children are on free or reduced lunches.
They don't get to go to science museums or the zoo during the summer. They don't get to venture outside of their home or school often. Their exposure to the world happens in our classrooms. I want them to be able to see with their eyes as many science labs as I can provide them.
Our children want to learn and I love seeing their eyes light up as they realize they can build a circuit or as they watch soda explode with Mentos.
They need to be able to ask questions about life around them and then know how they can find answers. In science class, we demonstrate that.
My Project
Each item requested goes with a science lab I plan to do throughout the year. I have gone around the school and made a list of what items we had for each lab and what was missing. Each item will be used by students this year and for years to come.
The energy balls will teach children about circuits, the lens will teach children about reflection and refraction, the iron filings will teach children about separating mixtures, and the fossils will teach children about different types of fossils that are found.
I believe that if I can get children interested in science and show them to have fun with it, they can become life-long scientists.
We might have a child in our classroom who will build a more efficient car or find a way to convert our trash to energy. If they are just learning science from worksheets and textbooks, they cannot have a great appreciation for science as they do with hands-on activities.
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