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Ms. Thompson from Nashville, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Opening Our Eyes to African-American Men and Women in Science

My students need these books so their eyes can be opened to the many contributions men and women of color have made in the science and engineering realms.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Thompson's classroom raised $220

This project is fully funded

My Students

I have the honor of serving as the science teacher for 110 diverse 4th graders from Nashville. They are a brilliant, resilient, thoughtful, joyful bunch that keep me laughing every single day.

These kids LOVE science.

I mean...they really love it, and they let me know through their words and actions every day. I remember loving science when I was that young, too, and I want to ensure that that love never fades away...even when they're in their high school chemistry class, bewildered and flustered (or maybe that was just me).

My Project

Ask one of my students if they know who Martin Luther King Jr. was, they'll surely say yes. The same is true of the likes of Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman.

However, ask one of my students if they know who Katherine Johnson is, and you may be hit with a blank stare.

Every year, black history month rolls around...and every year, the focus remains on the "big names," but black history does not end with MLK. As notable as he, Tubman, and Parks are, they are NOT the end-all-be-all when it comes to black contributions to our world.

As a science teacher, it would be unjust to let my scholars leave me without opening up their eyes to the many African-American men and women who have contributed to black history through science and engineering since the start of our nation, and even prior! One way that I can do this is by expanding my classroom library with these books.

Ms. Thompson East End Preparatory School Grades 3-5

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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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

110 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Black Stars: African American Women Scientists and Inventors • Amazon Business $26.09 1 $26.09
ABC's of Black Inventors (Thompson Communication Books) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
Who Was the Hair-Care Millionaire? Madam C. J. Walker (Like Inventors!) • Amazon Business $9.35 1 $9.35
George Crum and the Saratoga Chip • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Dear Benjamin Banneker • Amazon Business $7.97 1 $7.97
Black Pioneers of Science and Invention • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
All Aboard!: Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine (Great Idea Series) • Amazon Business $7.65 1 $7.65
Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
Who Was George Washington Carver? • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
A Weed Is a Flower : The Life of George Washington Carver • Amazon Business $4.51 1 $4.51
What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors • Amazon Business $4.39 1 $4.39
Mae Jemison (You Should Meet) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Scholastic Reader Level 4: Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant Scientists: Five Brilliant Scientists (level 4) • Amazon Business $3.74 1 $3.74
Katherine Johnson (You Should Meet) • Amazon Business $2.58 1 $2.58

Materials cost

$154.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$186.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.89

Total project goal

$219.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $219.28

2 Donors

-$107.44

Donations toward project cost

-$95.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.37

match offer

-$107.44

Match offer toward project cost

-$91.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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