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Mrs. Rivera from Atlanta GA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Rocktacular Rocks: A Scientific Voyage!

My students need supplies for experiments (soil, clay, crayons and paint), literature related to Rocks/Minerals/Fossils, and samples of soils, rocks and fossils.

  • $314 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Science conjures images of students full of wind-eyed wonder and minds exploding with curiosity and the famous question, "Why?" Help my students investigate the sensational world of rocks, minerals, and fossils via hands-on investigations that is sure to engage and captivate them!

My students thoroughly enjoy math and science and the experiments and hands-on tasks that come with those subjects.

Like their peers, my students are inquisitive and have the potential to reach for the stars, become the next president, and discover new cures and medicines to treat modern-day illnesses. As an inner-city school, 100% of our student population is comprised of minority students, with 99% receiving free school lunch. The remaining 1% receive reduced rates. Despite the odds and security issues from the surrounding areas, we strive to provide our students with the resources they need to succeed and compete with their more affluent counterparts.

My Project

Crayon rocks, eggshell geodes, fossil casts, experimenting to see which soil has higher absorption rates, and access to sample fossils and minerals is what your donation is funding. All the materials listed are used to conduct experiments and projects that will enable my students to learn via discovery how different types of rocks/fossils/minerals are formed, how various soils have differing attributes, and how we can test rocks and minerals. Instead of textbooks, my students will maintain high levels of engagement and excitement in their day-to-day learning in this unit.

Students in the United States lag behind in almost all subject areas and greatly struggle in the areas of math and science.

Confined to musty textbooks and a lack of resources, inner-student youth are rarely drawn to the fields of math and science Your donation will help fund the experiments and projects that I have planned for my students, projects that will enrich their learning. ...projects that will excite and inspire them to learn more and to ask questions. Why? How? What if?

Mrs. Rivera
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DIVERSITY FOSSIL REPLICA LAB • Frey Scientific, Inc. $53.06 1 $53.06
SOIL POTTING 4 LBS • Frey Scientific, Inc. $3.56 2 $7.12
SOIL SANDY 5LBS • Frey Scientific, Inc. $5.09 1 $5.09
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/BLK QT • Blick Art Materials $3.26 1 $3.26
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/BRN QT • Blick Art Materials $3.26 1 $3.26
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/ORG QT • Blick Art Materials $3.26 1 $3.26
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/RED QT • Blick Art Materials $3.26 1 $3.26
CRAYOLA REG CRAYON/TUCK BX/8 • Blick Art Materials $0.70 8 $5.60
CRAYOLA AIR DRY CLAY/WHT 5LB BUCKET • Blick Art Materials $8.63 2 $17.26
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $9.95 1 $9.95
SHARPENER 2 HOLE ALUM PACK OF 12 - SCHOOL SMART • ABC School Supply, Inc $4.36 2 $8.72
SPONGE STAYFRESH 4-PACK • ABC School Supply, Inc $2.56 9 $23.04
SOIL CLAY 5 LBS • Frey Scientific, Inc. $5.40 1 $5.40
Rocks,Fossils and Arrowheads Laura Evert, Linda Garrow (Illu • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
What Are Fossils? • AKJ Books $6.53 1 $6.53
Fossil Fever (Road to Reading Series: Mile 4) Kathleen Weidn • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
How Does a Bone Become a Fossil? • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Rocks and Minerals • AKJ Books $9.45 1 $9.45
Magic School Bus Inside the Earth • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Single Electric Burner • Nasco $21.75 1 $21.75

Materials cost

$205.65

Vendor shipping charges

$13.84

Sales tax

$14.19

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$266.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.08

Total project goal

$313.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$313.84

7 Donors

-$142.50

Donations toward project cost

-$124.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.62

Matching donations from our partners

-$166.92

Match offers toward project cost

-$141.88

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.04

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

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$0.00

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