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Ms. Hurst from San Diego, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kinesthetic Learning With Kaleidoscopes

Help me give my students Hygloss Products Kaleidoscope Kits to learn about physics!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hurst's classroom raised $354

This project is fully funded

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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

My students love engaging in hands-on science! Many of them speak different languages and they learn the best through kinesthetic activities. Recently, we have been learning about how light moves, bends, bounces, and breaks.

I have been looking for something concrete for students to use to help them understand the role light plays in physics and I found some awesome kaleidoscope kits that fit the bill perfectly!

We will use these kaleidoscope kits to learn that light can move in many ways. My students will be able to see first hand that light can be reflected by a mirror, refracted by a lens, dispersed into a rainbow, and absorbed by the object.

Will you help me give my students these resources needed to fully engage them in science learning?

Ms. Hurst Carver Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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

250 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hygloss Products Kaleidoscope Kit For Kids - Make Your Own Kaleidoscopes - 6-3/4 x 1-3/8 Inches, 12 Pack • Amazon Business $40.77 6 $244.62

Materials cost

$244.62

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$22.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$300.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.06

Total project goal

$353.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$353.73

1 Donor

-$353.73

Donations toward project cost

-$300.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.06

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$0.00

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