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Mrs. Murphy from Centreville, AL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hooked on Books!

My students need a set of golden guide science reference books and a venous animal/poison plant book to facilitate tactile and visual learning skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Murphy's classroom raised $240

This project is fully funded

My Students

We are in the process of building our science department. Our students need additional reference materials to supplement their texts and lectures. Guide books with vivid visual images capture the student's interests as well as providing different perspectives and in-depth information.

We are a public school with 62% free and reduced lunches.

Many of our students come to school in order to get breakfast and lunch. But their poverty does not decrease their desire to learn or their ability to contribute to the community. These young people are eager to learn and we believe that they deserve the best that we can give them in terms of material resources. We are trying to build a top of the line science department and we need to invest in current reference materials. The books that we are requesting are visually appealing and intellectually stimulating - this will encourage our students to read them!

My Project

We are requesting a set of 20 Golden Guide reference books as well as an additional text on poisonous animals and plants. These books are thorough in terms of information and beautiful in terms of their photography. This would nearly double the number of scientific reference books contained in our library. Many times our students are discouraged when they can't find the information that they need to complete a research project. These reference books will make sure that the information is available when our students need it.

Most of us live in such wealth that it seems odd to think of books as a scarcity.

But many of my students don't have books at home. This makes it even more important that they have access to a variety of books at school. But all students benefit from the possibilities promised by books. Having the book to hold, to touch the pictures, to read the words, and to understand some new thing. Isn't that what learning is all about?

Mrs. Murphy Bibb County High School Grades 9-12

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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

550 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BOOK-GOLDEN GUIDE SET OF 20 • Sargent-Welch $137.09 1 $137.09
BOOK - VENOUS ANIM/POISON PLNT • Sargent-Welch $20.99 1 $20.99

Materials cost

$158.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$208.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.13

Total project goal

$239.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $239.46

9 Donors

-$234.98

Donations toward project cost

-$208.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.48

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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