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Mrs. Vaughn from Gainesville, FL is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Vaughn's classroom raised $285

Beyond the Basics: Science Units for Gifted Explorers

I need science curriculum that is evidence-based, real-world focused, and designed for young gifted and talented learners.

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Mrs. Vaughn Carolyn B Parker Elementary School
Gainesville, FL Grades 3-5

My Project

The science units from William & Mary and Vanderbilt University I’m requesting are designed specifically for gifted learners. These materials go beyond basic lessons, encouraging deep thinking, real-world problem solving, and meaningful inquiry. With your help, my students will finally have access to challenging, research-based science that sparks curiosity and meets their advanced learning needs.

As I teach these units, I’ll be growing too—learning how to ask better questions, guide student-led investigations, and help students think like real scientists.

These resources will boost my confidence in teaching advanced science and give me tools I can use again and again. Most importantly, my students will be excited to learn, challenged in all the right ways, and proud of the big thinking they’re doing. With your support, they’ll see science not just as a subject—but as a way to explore, question, and truly understand the world.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

50 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. Vaughn Carolyn B Parker Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Gainesville, FL 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

50 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Interactions in Ecology and Literature: Integrated Science and ELA Lessons for Gifted and Advanced Learners in Grades 2-3 • Amazon Business $39.94 1 $39.94
Survive and Thrive: A Life Science Unit for High-Ability Learners in Grades K-1 (William & Mary Units) • Amazon Business $34.39 1 $34.39
The Earth Beneath Our Feet: An Earth Science Unit for High-Ability Learners in Grades 3-4 (William & Mary Units) • Amazon Business $34.39 1 $34.39
What's the Matter?: A Physical Science Unit for High-Ability Learners in Grades 2-3 (William & Mary Units) • Amazon Business $34.39 1 $34.39
Space, Structure, and Story: Integrated Science and ELA Lessons for Gifted and Advanced Learners in Grades 4-6 (Advanced Cirriculum From Vanderbilt University's Program for Talented Youth) • Amazon Business $32.93 1 $32.93
Invitation to Invent: A Physical Science Unit for High-Ability Learners (Grades 3-4) (William & Mary Units) • Amazon Business $32.38 1 $32.38

Materials cost

$208.42

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 FREE

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$241.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.63

Total project goal

$284.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $284.18

1 Donor

-$284.18

Donations toward project cost

-$241.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.63

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