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Mrs. Deacon from Portland, OR is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Deacon's classroom raised $1,072

Fight Obesity with the Science of Health!

My students need pedometers, hula hoops, a food steamer and food processor, human heart model and three cell making kits.

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Mrs. Deacon Harrison Park School
Portland, OR Grades 6-8

My Students

In 6th grade, my students focus on Life Science and we complete an involved scientific inquiry of the Circulatory System, as well as units on cells and heredity. I want to take these units to the next level so that my students will see how life science relates to their own health and well-being.

I teach 6th grade self-contained at a high poverty, Title I school that serves kindergarten through 8th grade.

This year I have taken on the task of not only teaching my own class Language Arts, Social Studies, and Art, but also teaching the entire 6th grade class (over 100 students) Life Science. We the largest K-8 in the state and we have over 30 languages spoken on campus which makes hands-on learning even more necessary. My students have a difficult time bringing basic supplies to school, and the science supplies at our school are out of date. To kick us while we are down, our normal six-day Outdoor School has been reduced to two days due to budget cuts. My students are bright and extremely interested during science in my class, but with large class sizes and old materials, our options are limited. However, their willingness to roll up their sleeves and get dirty is obvious. We have created a successful school garden that has been maintained for 3 years.

My Project

Every year I have students conduct experiments where they get moving and understand how exercise and eating right affects their heart and body. They love to get moving and we have incorporated a healthy cooking class during the summers to build on these concepts. I am requesting pedometers so that students can accurately track their progress during experiments, and cell-making kits so that students can cooperatively build their own cell models. We already have some cooking supplies from a previously successful Donors Choose project and just need a few more to supply the large number of students. With all of these supplies, we can improve the lives of under-served students and FEED USA :)

For my students, health and science are not just during one period of the day.

It is incorporated into a variety of activities, including the science experiments in class, gardening club after school, healthy cooking projects, and mentoring younger grades what they have learned. Your help can enrich their lives for life, not just a few days in the classroom.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

110 students impacted 21 donors
Mrs. Deacon Harrison Park School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Portland, OR View local requests

More than half of 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

110 students impacted 21donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PEDOMETER STEP ACCUSPLIT AE2720STEP SET OF 12 • Sportime, Inc $132.99 3 $398.97
HOOPS 24'' SKINNY NO-KINK SET OF 12 • Sportime, Inc $37.99 2 $75.98
Oster Double-Tiered Food Steamer • Best Buy $39.99 1 $39.99
KitchenAid Chef's Chopper 3-Cup Food Processor - Onyx Black • Best Buy $39.99 1 $39.99
Human Heart Model • Carolina Biological Supply Company $68.40 1 $68.40
Cell Model Making Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $52.72 3 $158.16

Materials cost

$781.49

Vendor shipping charges

 $82.16

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$910.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$160.65

Total project goal

$1,071.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,071.02

13 Donors

-$512.18

Donations toward project cost

-$455.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.00

match offer

-$535.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$455.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.33

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.33

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 $0.00

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