My 36 science and technology club students need a sturdy rock tumbler, grit, hemp, and a how-to jewelry making kit.
$354 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
We want to make tumbled rock jewelry for a fundraiser for the science and technology club from the rocks we collect and (tumble)weather.
I am the Science Lab teacher at an elementary school in Texas with around 700 students. I teach all grade levels (Kindergarten through 5th grade), and see most of them for 50 minutes once a week. Over 95% of our students are classified as minority and/or at-risk. A number of our students also have parents that work as migrant workers. Many students who start the school year with us, may not stay the whole year. It is SO important to create stability, implant seeds of confidence in each child, and have many opportunities for higher-level thinking and problem solving skills that will help them wherever they go.
Our students love bringing in things they find like rocks or bones, or anything interesting. Most of the time, the specimens they bring in are concrete or asphalt. They love hands-on learning and are eager to participate in any opportunity. They thrive when they can feel safe, affirmed, and when they are given tools to succeed.
Because our families have limited resources, our Science and Technology club has decided to create an on-going fundraiser. This is the rock tumbled jewelry project. This project will extend to a number of levels. First, student will learn about Earth Science and be motivated to find and collect rocks. They will find, sort, and classify rocks as sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous. They will also have the opportunity to see weathering. Another benefit to this project is the financial aspect of the jewelry making. Students will learn about budgets, marketing, costs, and profits. With the profits, we hope to be able to earn enough money to the build a green house and compost shed. Finally, by marketing to local clothing stores, we hope to make and create community awareness, bonds, and support.
By funding this project, you will help my students help themselves. Our philosophy is that we will work and create our own futures! My students are the geologists, biologists, astronomers, and other scientists of the future. They need to be able to experience success in goal setting and learning.
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