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Mrs. Borders from Lakebay, WA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Impact! A Meteorite Modeling Learning Experience

My project needs 7 square baking dishes, 21 bags of flour, 21 bags of sugar, 21 tins of cocoa, 7 boxes of sugar cubes, 7 maps of the moon, and 10 pounds of modeling clay.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Borders's classroom raised $541

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I teach Science and an elective Aerospace course at a rural middle school in western Washington. My school serves children from grades 6-8. Thank you for reading my proposal. I am excited about the opportunity to provide astronomy hands-on activities. Many areas of science such as chemistry and physics are easy to incorporate hands-on activities. Astronomy is more difficult as most everything we study is not within reach. Yet, it is so important to provide these hands-on activities for astronomy as well. Modeling is an excellent way to provide an immersive astronomy experience. In addition, our school district has faced major budget cuts and hands-on materials for science are very difficult to obtain. My students will construct models of the moon's surface. A baking tray will keep the materials in a confined space. Students will fill the pan with 2 inches of granulated sugar to simulate the surface of the moon. The moon is covered with a gently rolling layer of powdery soil and scattered rocks that is called the regolith. Clay rocks will be placed in an uneven distribution on top of the sugar. The clay rocks represent the regolith. The moon also has distinct light and dark areas. A layer of cocoa will be sifted over the sugar in an uneven distribution. The cocoa represents the maria on the moon. The maria are the darker areas and were formed by lava flooding the surface of the moon early in its formation. Finally, a layer of flour will be sifted on top of the layers to simulate the powdery surface and the younger, lighter colored highlands. Students will construct and launch meteors. The meteors will be fashioned out of modeling clay. Students will also use sugar cubes to simulate meteors of a lesser density. Each meteor will be dropped at 90, 60, and 45 degree angles. The angle of impact will affect the crater shape and the ejecta pattern. Students may extend this experiment by varying the speed at which the meteor is thrown or dropped. Students may also introduce additional variables by using different sized meteors. Students will analyze the craters left by each meteorite. Students will examine a map of the moon and hypothesize as to the object that left each known crater by correlating the shape with the shapes in their model. Students can also use the information gained in this investigation to predict levels of destruction that would occur from various sized meteors impacting the earth. Thousands of meteorites fall on our planet each year. Students can also extend this investigation and look at impact sites on the earth and hypothesize as to the size of the object making the impact. Your support will enable my students to use modeling in order to learn about and analyze meteorites and craters. Thank you for considering this proposal.

Mrs. Borders Key Peninsula Middle School Grades 6-8

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sugar Cubes • Nasco $2.55 7 $17.85
Flour - 2 lbs. • Nasco $2.76 21 $57.96
Official Map of the Moon Poster • Delta Education $5.95 7 $41.65
CLAY, MODELING, BROWN , 1 LB • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.14 10 $31.40
NESTLE 15-OZ HOT COCOA CANISTER -- Nestle Hot Cocoa Canister • Quill Corporation $3.59 21 $75.39
SUGAR, 2LB/PK • Sargent Welch $4.60 21 $96.60
Anchor Hocking Oven Basics 8 Square Baking Dish • Nasco $5.35 7 $37.45

Materials cost

$358.30

Vendor shipping charges

 $35.83

Sales tax

 $23.29

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$443.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.24

Total project goal

$540.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $540.24

2 Donors

-$521.18

Donations toward project cost

-$443.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.06

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