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Ms. Russell from Jacksonville, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Holy Science Books!

My students need 1 copy of an assortment of 34 different science books such as "Wiggling Worms at Work".

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Russell's classroom raised $388

This project is fully funded

Hmmm...how to teach science without science books? That is the question! I am a math and science teacher at a school in Florida. I teach a highly diverse class of 34 students including ESOL (English Speakers of other Languages) and ESE (exceptional education students) students.

"Can I borrow your science book?" a student asks me eagerly. "Yes, but promise me you will return it to this exact shelf by the end of the day." I say with a slight feeling of nervousness. Why am I so nervous? With a science book library of under 25 books I fear the worst...a lost science book. The ironic thing is that science is my students' favorite subject. The fact of the matter is that my kids LOVE science; however, we just don't have enough books to keep up with the demand of inquiring minds. Every kid loves science. Whether it is space, animals, plants, dinosaurs, or the human body they just can't get enough.

Luckily you can help! It's simple. Our classroom needs a science book library face lift. We need an assortment of science books covering the state standards for 2nd and 3rd grade. These books will help students learn the standards, write reports, and have updated science information at their finger tips.

With your donation, you could empower me to say "Yes, take this science book and keep it for as long as you'd like!" without fear of losing my precious science books. More importantly, you could could inspire the next Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, or Galileo!

Ms. Russell Chets Creek Elementary School Grades 3-5 Jacksonville, FL View local requests

More than a third 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wiggling Worms at Work (Let's-Read-and-Find-out Science Series, Stage 2) Wendy Pfeffer, Steve Jenkins (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Energy Is Everywhere June Young, Andrew Fraknoi, Cecilia Minden-Cupp • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Experiments with Energy (True Book Series) Salvatore Tocci • Barnes and Noble $22.50 1 $22.50
Pass the Energy, Please! Barbara Shaw Mckinney, Chad Wallace, Chad Wallace (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Switch On, Switch Off Melvin Berger, Carolyn Croll (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Energy Bonnie Juettner • Barnes and Noble $23.58 1 $23.58
Energy from the Sun Allan Fowler • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Disappearing Mountain and Other Earth Mysteries: Erosion and Weathering, Vol. 1 Louise And Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Learning About The Earth Jo Ellen Moore, Marylin Evans (Editor), Don Robison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
Energy:light,heat & Sound Jo Ellen Moor, Jo Ellen Moore, Marilyn Evans (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
Water Cycle Rebecca Olien • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Down Comes the Rain Franklyn M. Branley, James Graham Hale (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
A Drop of Water Gordon Morrison, Gordon Morrison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
A Drop around the World Barbara Shaw Mckinney, Michael S. Maydak, Michael S. Maydak (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Sun S. Ring, Joseph Moran • Barnes and Noble $14.33 1 $14.33
Sun Gregory L. Vogt • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Sun Up, Sun Down Gail Gibbons • Barnes and Noble $6.30 1 $6.30
The Moon Seems to Change Franklyn Mansfield Branley, Barbara Emberley (Illustrator), Edward R. Emberley (Illustrator), Ed Emberley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Moon Book Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Moon Seymour Simon, Designed by Mark Siegel • Barnes and Noble $17.09 1 $17.09
Volcanoes: Let's-Read-and-Find-out Science Stage 2 Franklyn Mansfield Branley, Megan Lloyd (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
How Mountains Are Made Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, James Graham Hale (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
What's It Like to Be a Fish? Wendy Pfeffer, Holly Keller (Illustrator), Wendy Keller (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Sun: Our Nearest Star Franklyn Mansfield Branley, Edward Miller (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
What the Moon Is Like Franklyn M. Branley, True Kelley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Archaeologists Dig for Clues Kate Duke, Kate Duke (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Oil Spill! Melvin Berger, Paul Mirocha (Illustrator), Paul Microcha (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Be a Friend to Trees Patricia Lauber, Holly Keller (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll Franklyn M. Branley, True Kelley, True Kelley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Animals in Winter Henrietta Bancroft, Richard G. Van Gelder, Helen K. Davie (Illustrator), With Richard G. Van Gelder • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Energy Makes Things Happen (Let's Read-and-Find-out Science Series) Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Paul Meisel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Octopus Is Amazing Patricia Lauber, Holly Keller (Illustrator), Holly Keller (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Force Makes Things Move (Let's-Read-and-Find-out Science Series) Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Paul Meisel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
What Is the World Made Of?: All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Paul Meisel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39

Materials cost

$267.74

Vendor shipping charges

$26.77

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$318.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.80

Total project goal

$387.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$387.80

5 Donors

-$348.00

Donations toward project cost

-$318.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$39.80

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$0.00

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