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Ms. D from Seattle, WA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. D's classroom raised $540

Light Up Your Brain!

Help me give my students Squishy Circuits Kits to build models of the brain.

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Ms. D Jane Addams Middle School
Seattle, WA Grades 6-8

My Students

Last year was my first teaching middle school, after a long history of working with young children. Who knew I'd love these middle schoolers?

My principal says you either LOVE middle school or hate it.

I love it! My students are intense, powerful and opinionated. They are morphing from little kids to young adults before our eyes. My students are great kids; they also tend to get in a lot of trouble at school or need extra support in classes.

When were were in our brick and mortar school, we focused on building relationships with our students. We focused on their successes. We made breakfast together every day, offered a quiet place to do work or rest, and built a community where the students felt comfortable to be themselves. We miss them!

My Project

Understanding your brain is what's up! I took a weeklong class this summer to learn about how people learn, with a focus on brain function. We made model brains with Squishy Circuits Kits. As I was creating this brain out of playdo and electrical circuits, I kept thinking, MY STUDENTS WOULD LOVE THIS! We will deliver the kits to students' homes and work on them together over the internet.

Did you know that middle schoolers can tend a task for only ten minutes before they need a brain break.?

For example, take a beach ball and review vocabulary, do a mirror activity or engage them in a rhythm activity. These brain breaks give students a chance to process information, plus it's fun! And we all know that when learning is fun, we want to do more of it--I'm looking forward to more fun this year and to teaching and learning more about the brain!

More than a third of students from low‑income households

10 students impacted 6 donors
Ms. D Jane Addams Middle School Grades 6-8 Seattle, WA 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Squishy Circuits Standard Kit • Amazon Business $34.99 10 $349.90
Refocus and Recharge! 50 Brain Breaks for Middle Schoolers • Amazon Business $22.00 1 $22.00
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
My First Book About the Brain (Dover Children's Science Books) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$388.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$458.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.95

Total project goal

$539.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $539.69

5 Donors

-$359.79

Donations toward project cost

-$305.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.96

match offer

-$179.90

Match offer toward project cost

-$152.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.98

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