Hands-On Science to Help My Students Love Engineering
My students need materials to make the science class interesting. They need 3 science kits: Force and Motion, Gravity, and Heat. They also need glue sticks, protractors, pens, a power strip, and pencils. With these materials I can teach hands-on science.
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.
My Students
Do you remember how it was to learn about speed and acceleration without having a model in front of you? Trying to solve equations that don't make sense just to learn how a pendulum works? I want to bring some hands-on activities to reach all my 49 students.
Do you remember when you were a teenager and didn't know how your future was going to be?
I have 49 students who are familiar with all the drugs available in the community. My students come from different cultural backgrounds. They have learned they can't do math.
95% of my students receive free lunch. 80% of my students are Hispanic, 15% Native Americans and only 5% are Caucasian. They have suffered from discrimination in the past.
Living in a problematic house where the parents have to work three shifts is not helpful to their education. I am a mechanical engineer who decided to help middle school students love and understand math. I love teaching my students!
One example of the students I have is a kid that once had to call the police because he saw his dad beating his mom. Another lovely kid found his mom dead in Alaska. He was adopted by a single mom in our community. These heart breaking stories are the reality of most of my students.
My Project
I am an eighth grade science teacher. I teach physical science to 49 students, and I would like to have some resources for the kids. The materials I want will change the way my students see science.
I know my students can learn Engineering or Math, but it is difficult to make a science class interesting if they cannot "touch it". I have requested materials to make the science class interesting.
We need three science kits: Force and Motion, Gravity, and Heat. These science materials I will help me demonstrate the theorems and concepts I teach. It will also help my students see how things work. When they conduct experiments, kids learn better because they use the eyes and hands, and that makes the learning easier.
I have also requested glue sticks, protractors, pens, a power strip, and pencils. With this materials I can teach hands-on science. I am requesting some classroom supplies like pencils and pens because most of my students don't have money to buy any supplies.
I want to have some science materials in my classroom to encourage the kids to investigate and understand all the physics concepts.
I want my students to love science, and become an Engineer in the future.
Thank you for your support!
More than three‑quarters 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
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