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Mr. Cornelius from Columbia TN is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Black History Month Mobile Museum

Help me give my students the experience of designing their own museum of African American heritage during Black History Month.

  • $1,614 goal

This project expired on March 17, 2019.

This project expired on March 17, 2019.

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

My students are a diverse group of 8th graders in a rural area. They are members of a Title I school with over 70% participation in the Free and Reduced-price Lunch program. They are smart, friendly, and imaginative but they do struggle yearly to make adequate yearly progress. They excel at hands-on, interactive activities that allow them to be engaged while learning.

As Middle Tennesseans, they face a future in which the old manufacturing jobs are disappearing fast.

Consequently, they must improve in critical thinking, reading of complex texts, and technical writing. My students are capable of competing with comparable learners around the world, but they require a new approach to teaching and learning.

My Project

My students will use acrylic boxes, rotating display cases, and carts to create a mobile Black History Museum that will travel from place to place in February. Using black history memorabilia; I will help my students fill their vast need of understanding African American heritage.

As a problem based learning activity during the month of February, our entire school will learn about African American history by creating, ushering, and managing a mobile African American Museum.

The museum will take students on a journey from Africa, through the Civil War, Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance, and into the new millennium.

Our 8th graders will become docents as they design, create, and guide their younger school mates through the mobile museum. Each student will be assigned an artifact to research and prepare for exhibition. In the process, our entire school will receive a greater understanding of the contributions, tribulations, and the historical evolution of African descendants in America.

Mr. Cornelius
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DAX Flat Face Poster Frame, Wood, 24 x 36, Black, Each (286036X) • Quill.com $28.79 12 $345.48
Econoco 12"L x 12"W x 12"D Acrylic Countertop Large Display Cube, Clear, 2/Pack • Quill.com $77.94 3 $233.82
Azar 40"(H) x 14"(W) x 14"(D) Weighted 4-Sided Interlocking Pegboard Floor Display, Black • Quill.com $221.89 1 $221.89
Azar 8 3/4"(H) x 8"(W) x 8"(D) Acrylic Easel Display, 10/Pack • Quill.com $157.09 1 $157.09
African American Jazz Band Male Singer with Trumpet Cold Cast Bronze Statue Figurine 11 5/8 Inch Tall • Amazon Business $65.25 1 $65.25
Hampton Nautical USS Constitution Tall Ship, 15" • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Tuskegee Figurine 12 Inches Tall • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Buffalo Soldier Figurine 12 inches tall • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
Buffalo Soldier Figurine 12 inches tall • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
NOVICA Hand Carved Brown Wood Ghanaian Wall Mask with Aluminum Accents, Mbara Hunter' • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
12'' American Soldiers Special Forces Action Figures Set-Digital Desert Camouflage • Amazon Business $23.98 1 $23.98
Scholastic Teacher's Friend Notable African Americans Bulletin Board (TF8026) • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
7" Drum Mini Jembe Djembe Drum with Gecko Painted Design • Amazon Business $18.98 1 $18.98
Tri-Seven Entertainment Frederick Douglass Poster Build Strong Children Classroom Quote (18x24) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Edupress Black History Events Accents (EP63244) • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
Teacher Created Resources Famous African Americans Bulletin Board (4752) • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
Encore Policeman Statue A Salute to African American Professionals Ceramic Figure • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$1,321.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,371.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$241.98

Total project goal

$1,613.18

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