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Ms. Richter from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Short History of Nearly Everything

My students need 30 copies of "A Short History of Nearly Everything".

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Richter's classroom raised $458

This project is fully funded

My Students

Have you ever sat down on a cold and rainy day to read and reached for your old biology textbook? Neither have my students. My goal is to give them a science text that reads like a novel to help spark their interest and to make reading about science less intimidating.

My students are fast learners.

Growing up in an age of technology they demand immediate interaction with content. They want to see how and why principals apply in their day to day experience. Our high school is a normal neighborhood school so we have a very academically diverse student population. According to our test scores most of our students really struggle with reading and English so that's why I'm integrating this novel into my classes.

My Project

Bill Bryson makes science interesting and funny in this novel "A Short History of Nearly Everything." He makes science come alive and makes it accessible to the common reader. This book spent six months on the NY times best-sellers list and as soon as I began reading it I knew I had to use it in my classes. This book will challenge my students and push their literary skills to the next level. The science and English vocabulary used in the book will offer my students a solid foundation for the ACT and college. He outlines all of the important scientific breakthroughs through out history, many of which are included in the labs we do in class. He explains the importance of peer review by giving real life examples and details the heartbreak of scientists spending their whole lives studying and recording only to have someone else come along and get credit for their work. I will be able to use this book in so many different ways in my classroom and I know my students will love it.

High School students in IL are measured by how well they perform on the ACT.

While the ACT is split up into different sections it essentially tests the same thing, reading and literacy skills. By using this book in the classroom I will be strengthening my students reading speed, comprehension and word association. All these skills are necessary for a successful adult reader. By making it science related it will help me teach them these skills without removing it from the content.

Ms. Richter Kenwood Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson • Barnes and Noble $11.61 30 $348.30

Materials cost

$348.30

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$388.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.56

Total project goal

$457.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$457.08

18 Donors

-$457.08

Donations toward project cost

-$388.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.56

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$0.00

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