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Ms. Levin from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empathy and Engineering

Help me give my students a class set of the novel "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind."

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Levin's classroom raised $429

This project is fully funded

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My Students

My middle school students live in a large, urban district where over 85% come from economically disadvantaged households. I teach health and science to seventh and eighth-graders. The students are as diverse as the city we live in. They come from all over the city to attend our STEAM magnet, but they are united in their goals.

My Project

William Kamkwamba's memoir describes how his drive and imagination solved his family's struggles dealing with the severe drought in his Malawi village. My 8th grade science classes center on engineering and problem solving for real life scenarios. Students will not only empathize with the family, but relate to exploring science concepts to design solutions. Students will build their literacy and writing skills as they read the novel.

Students will better understand the saying "necessity is the mother of invention." After we finish the novel, students will be tasked with a design and engineering project connected to the novel - building a windmill with the random objects in our school maker space.

I know my students will connect with this novel as it opens their eyes to struggles and possibilities just waiting for their input.

Ms. Levin Daniel Webster Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition • Amazon Business $8.89 34 $302.26

Materials cost

$302.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.66

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$364.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.31

Total project goal

$428.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $428.76

5 Donors

-$327.06

Donations toward project cost

-$282.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.96

Matching donations from our partners

-$96.88

Match offers toward project cost

-$82.35

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.82

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 $0.00

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