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Mrs. Siel from Porter TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Modeling Erosion in Action

Help me give my students stream tables to study the forces of water and erosion.

  • $436 goal

This project expired on December 10, 2021.

This project expired on December 10, 2021.

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My Students

My students are phenomenal. We have a very average mix of ability levels, but what stands out about our kids is their determination and grit. This tight-knit group of kids is also extremely compassionate and generous. They worked hard last year organizing several supply drives and doing volunteer work to benefit their community.

They are inquisitive go-getters who are eager to be successful in life, despite any personal hardships they may have had to overcome.

Our school population is seventy percent economically disadvantaged and sixty percent Hispanic.

Although our area is technically a suburb of Houston, some parts of our district are still very rural. Our school is a unique program in the district and is still pretty new. The students take college classes while still in high school and are able to graduate at the end of four years with an Associate's Degree.

We have an extremely limited budget that provides for the basic supplies that we need; however, we frequently don't have a lot of money left over for enrichment supplies that really help connect the students with the concepts we teach.

My Project

In Environmental Science, we learn about weathering, erosion, and deposition. These forces of nature work at a really slow pace sometimes so it's not always easy to visualize.

Using model stream tables in lab class will allow us to see centuries of erosion in only one class period.

Using interactive stream tables, students can experiment with different variables to reduce the effects of erosion and engineer solutions to protect farmland or towns. Adding this type of activity helps students to visualize and apply the topics that we are learning in class. Instead of watching a video about the earth, they can stick their hands in the earth and get dirty in order to get a more memorable learning experience!

Mrs. Siel
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stream Table Kit - Set of 4 • Nasco $305.00 1 $305.00

Materials cost

$305.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$370.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.31

Total project goal

$435.39

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