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Little Einsteins Need Equipment!

My students need science experiment and activity tubs (all aligned to curriculum), a butterfly demo set (with live caterpillars and food), a visual desktop hydroponics set, and life cycle stages modeling sets.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cotton's classroom raised $545

This project is fully funded

My Students

Where would Einstein be without his equipment?

My students are extremely inquisitive and brilliant, but often suffer when we do not have the supplies available to fully explore their interests.

It is so important to affirm them by meeting their needs with the appropriate tools to aid their learning.

My students are already so interested in the information that I am presenting to them, but they need materials for hands-on activities and experiments in order to conceptualize and synthesize the information. As a group, they excel most when allowed to "do." They are enthusiastic about science and eager to begin applying their knowledge to experiments and projects.

My Project

My students learn best through hands-on engagement with the science curriculum. The experiment and activity tubs will allow my students to do just this, without the pressure of relying on scarce school resources. Each experiment and activity tub includes all the supplies for the exploration of most our major science content: matter, forces, stars, and space.

One huge piece of our content is life cycles, and I've requested a desktop hydroponics set, a live butterfly growth system, and various life cycle modeling sets.

The hydroponics set will allow my students to observe the plants, without the soil. This set, along with the butterfly growth system, will allow my students to explore life cycles in a real and relevant way.

Project tagged as

Atlanta, GA
Grades PreK-2
Climate & The Environment
Science
Charter School
Supplies
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Cotton Kindezi School at Gideons Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Visual Desktop Hydroponics Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $86.35 1 $86.35

FF984 - Force & Motion Activity Tub - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99

FF988 - Matter Activity Tub - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99

FF989 - Solar System Activity Tub - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99

Butterflies in the Classroom Demo Kit (with live caterpillars and food) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.55 1 $35.55

Individual Plant Light • Carolina Biological Supply Company $25.87 1 $25.87

Replacement Bulb • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.25 1 $11.25

Butterfly Life Cycle Model Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $7.15 1 $7.15

Frog Life Cycle Stages Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $7.15 1 $7.15

Materials cost			$383.29
Vendor shipping charges			$17.33
Sales tax			$26.45
3rd party payment processing fee			$5.75
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$462.82
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$81.67
Total project goal			$544.49
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$544.49
6 Donors			-$266.07
Donations toward project cost			-$236.66
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$29.41
match offer			-$266.07
Match offer toward project cost			-$226.16
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$39.91
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$12.35
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Little Einsteins Need Equipment!

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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