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Mr. Burnham from San Jose, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keep Turning My Students Into People Who Love to Read

Help me give my students the opportunity learn to love reading by helping me build up my classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Burnham's classroom raised $548

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate 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.

My Project

Help me give my students some challenging books. This is a mix of Science, Engineering, STEM and SciFi. From some great SciFi like The Three-Body Problem and Andromeda Strain to biographies about the Computer Scientist Grace Hopper.

"How do we turn our students into people who love to read?".

Every Wednesday, my students get to read for 20-30 min. They can pick a STEAM book, magazine, and even SciFi. This is reading for the love of reading's sake.

The only thing that can do that is books. Reading actual books alongside other people reading actual books.

Help my students learn to love reading by helping me build up my classroom library. When they come into my room, I say "Grab a book, Technology, Science, Engineering Physics, Science Fiction, and READ for 20 min... for enjoyment. No Grade, 15 min of just Reading, Learning, and Growing. Pick a book, magazine, or website!"

Mr. Burnham Silicon Valley Career Technical Education Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Half 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

66 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
NASA Systems Engineering Handbook - Full COLOR Paperback: UPDATED January 27, 2020 R2 - Most Recent Version • Amazon Business $29.75 1 $29.75
El problema de los tres cuerpos (Edición ilustrada) / The Three-Body Problem (Il lustrated Edition) • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95
It's ONLY Rocket Science: An Introduction in Plain English (Astronomers' Universe) • Amazon Business $25.91 1 $25.91
The Wrinkle in Time Quintet Boxed Set (A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time) • Amazon Business $23.52 1 $23.52
Dune (Edición limitada de lujo) / Dune (Deluxe Limited Edition) (LAS CRÓNICAS DE DUNE) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $22.11 1 $22.11
El código de la vida / The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $21.34 1 $21.34
Mechanical Engineering for Makers: A Hands-on Guide to Designing and Making Physical Things • Amazon Business $19.73 1 $19.73
Leonardo da Vinci (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Fundamentals of Astrodynamics: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics) • Amazon Business $18.19 1 $18.19
Steve Jobs / Steve Jobs: A Biography (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.38 1 $16.38
Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles • Amazon Business $16.15 1 $16.15
Cielo de octubre (Rocket Boys) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Una arruga en el tiempo (Novela gráfica) / A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.98 1 $14.98
“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character • Amazon Business $14.23 1 $14.23
"What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
MIS INVENTOS: Autobiografía de Nikola Tesla (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.54 1 $13.54
Space Mathematics: Math Problems Based on Space Science (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher • Amazon Business $12.28 1 $12.28
Study Guide: Range by David Epstein (SuperSummary): Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Rosa Pionera, ingeniera / Rosie Revere, Engineer (Los Preguntones / The Questioneers) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein’s Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Clasificado (Classified): La carrera secreta de Mary Golda Ross, ingeniera aeroespacial cheroqui (The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed • Amazon Business $10.25 1 $10.25

Materials cost

$393.14

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $35.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$465.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.06

Total project goal

$547.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $547.07

4 Donors

-$446.38

Donations toward project cost

-$379.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.96

Matching donations from our partners

-$100.69

Match offers toward project cost

-$85.59

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.10

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