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Mrs. Candler from Fayetteville, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Candler's classroom raised $421

Weather: Read It - Do It!

The cost of 15 Can It Rain Cats and Dogs?, Cloud Chart and Flash Card Set, Weather Watch, Rain Gauge, Indoor Outdoor Thermometer, Weather Ball Barometer, 3 Lady Bug Compass, and Kestrel 3000 Pocket Weather Meter is $421, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

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Mrs. Candler E.E. Miller Elementary School
Fayetteville, NC Grades 3-5

I teach 5th grade in a self-contained setting, which means that I teach my students all subjects including reading, math, science, and social studies. A large percentage of our children are on free and reduced lunch, and I currently have 27 students in my classroom. We will soon begin our Weather Unit, and I would like to provide more opportunities for active, hands-on involvement. I also believe that thematic integration is important, so I would like to incorporate reading and math activities into this science unit. To begin with, I am requesting 15 copies of a wonderful children?s book called Can It Rain Cats and Dogs? Questions and Answers about Weather. I have used another book in this series with my class, and they are fascinated with its question-and-answer format. The book is much more interesting than a dry science textbook, and it provides the basic concepts of weather study in a fun, engaging manner. Since I?ll be integrating my reading and science instruction, I?ll be able to begin implementing the hands-on science component while they are still involved in the literature study. In the past I?ve had them create homemade weather instruments like a thermometer, barometer, anemometer, wind vane, and psychrometer. However, I always wished I had some scientific weather instruments that we could use to check the accuracy of our homemade instruments. Therefore I?m requesting a variety of basic weather instruments, along with a more complex instrument called a Kestrel 3000 which is a hand-held device used to determine humidity, wind speed, wind chill, and dew point. I first used a Kestrel 3000 as a part of an educational field trip to Belize, and I found it to be a simple and exciting way to collect basic weather data. I?ve always wanted to be able to share this with my class! My final request involves a set of study materials for learning about cloud types. We will integrate math into our activities by charting and graphing all of the weather data we collect. What excites me most about this project is imagining the excitement of my students! They love to read engaging science books, and they are absolutely thrilled when we include hands-on activities and take our studies outside. I truly believe that a ?Read It ? Do It? approach is the best way to involve kids in science!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

27 students impacted 3 donors
Mrs. Candler E.E. Miller Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Fayetteville, NC 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

27 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kestrel 3000 Pocket Weather Meter • $119.00 1 $119.00
Weather Ball Barometer • Carolina Biological Supply $38.50 1 $38.50
Cloud Chart and Flash Card Set • Carolina Biological Supply $18.20 1 $18.20
Indoor Outdoor Thermometer • Carolina Biological Supply $9.95 1 $9.95
Weather Watch, Rain Gauge • Carolina Biological Supply $6.95 1 $6.95
Can It Rain Cats and Dogs? • Barnes &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Noble $5.95 15 $89.25
Lady Bug Compass • Carolina Biological Supply $5.00 3 $15.00

Materials cost

$296.85

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Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$345.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.76

Total project goal

$420.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $420.88

3 Donors

-$398.00

Donations toward project cost

-$345.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.34

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