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Mrs. Lyles from Charleston, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comics in Science? Yes Please!

Help me give my students science comics that will make learning science vocabulary fun and interesting!

  • $565 goal

This project expired on December 25, 2024.

This project expired on December 25, 2024.

My Project

Reading is fundamental. All educators know this. However, getting students to understand this and engage in the reading process has been increasingly difficult. Technology can be wonderful but it has made reading difficult for students because of the distractions associated with technology.

Learning vocabulary in the context to which it applies is the key to learning science.

Many of our students come to us with vocabulary deficiencies. The purpose of this project is to add hard copy books to our biology curriculum to help increase student biology fluency. Anatomy is also a a difficult topic to master because it's so vocabulary dense. The anatomy books will be a fun way to introduce topics to students.

There is a virtually unlimited number of ways these books can be used in our classrooms. We can read the books as a whole class. Students can read excerpts and focus on defining new vocabulary words. Students can read and create graphic organizers of the facts they learn. The list of ideas goes on and will be determined by the abilities of the students in our classes.

Mrs. Lyles James Island Charter High School Grades 9-12

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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

115 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Science Comics: Elephants: Living Large • Amazon Business $8.70 18 $156.60
Kay's Anatomy: A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body • Amazon Business $9.99 15 $149.85
Science Comics: The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine • Amazon Business $10.22 7 $71.54

Materials cost

$377.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.90

Sales tax

 $26.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$480.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.74

Total project goal

$564.95

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