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Covid 19 has changed the world of teaching. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it necessary to take teaching straight to students' homes. Now, more than ever, a laptop is an essential teaching tool. Students are learning through laptop screens and learning apps. I am requesting an HP laptop to use during in-person classes so that I can teach Nearpod, BrainPop, Attainment, ReThinkEd, and other internet-based curriculum. A laptop is a piece of essential equipment to be successful during online teaching, online learning, and in-person teaching. This laptop will make a great impact on my students' learning. This will support my students' social, emotional, and mental health being as most of the lessons are digital and easy to present using our projector or give them virtually through Jamboard or Google Slides, or Nearpod. With a reliable device, I will be able to deliver effective lessons to my students who have special needs during in-person and in teaching using Nearpod, BrainPop, Attainment, ReThinkEd, and other internet-based curricula. During these unpredictable and challenging times, this technology will help me facilitate engaging STEM lessons and fun activities. Course Goal #1: To conduct investigations showing how matter interacts at the atomic and molecular scales emphasizing the evidence of chemical reactions and the law of conservation of mass. [MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3, MS-PS1-5] Course Goal #2: To implement the design process to investigate the release or absorption of thermal energy during chemical reactions. [MS-PS1-6, MS-ETS1-3, MS-ETS1-4] MS-PS1-1 Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures. MS-PS1-2 Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. MS-PS1-5 Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved. MS-PS1-6 Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs