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Mrs. K. from Durham, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read It, Tap It, Use It - Alternative Forms Of Energy

My students need 18 books about reusing/recycling, wind power, and solar power.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. K.'s classroom raised $476

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If one up-to-date energy resource book motivates one student to dedicate his/her professional career to the research and development of environmental awareness, then the world could be a "greener" place! As the Media Center Specialist at a public Montessori elementary school with 175 students, ranging from prekindergarten to fifth grade, I serve as an educator to a diverse student body eager to learn.

Due to budgetary constraints and media center space limitations, our current collection of science and energy related books are outdated and are in need of replacement. Our school is undergoing renovations at this time. The final product will include a more spacious media center. Thus, I will have not only ample space to house updated energy books, but I am eager to introduce more current literature that our students can share with their peers and the community.

Through the utilization of up-to-date energy related resources, our students could not only learn to identify problems with current energy sources but also recognize the strategies being employed to address such concerns. Because environmental issues are so widespread and prevalent today, I feel strongly that our students should be afforded availability and accessibility to educational resources which could help guide self-directed interventions.

Education is an empowerment tool. School aged children are in the ideal position to share knowledge which could better our environment. As an eager-to-teach educator, I truly feel that it is my civic responsibility to impart knowledge or lead students to knowledge through reading which can improve the environment and therefore, the lives of those around us.

Mrs. K. Morehead Montessori Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Durham, NC 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Garbage and Recycling Helen Orme • Barnes and Noble $22.74 1 $22.74
Wind Energy Elizabeth Raum • Barnes and Noble $22.56 1 $22.56
What Happens at a Recycling Center?/ Que Pasa En UN Centro de Reciclaje? Kathleen Pohl, Susan Nations • Barnes and Noble $17.93 1 $17.93
Waste and Recycling Sally Hewitt • Barnes and Noble $19.95 1 $19.95
Understanding Global Warming Rebecca L. Johnson • Barnes and Noble $24.48 1 $24.48
Solar Power Tea Benduhn • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Solar Energy Chris Oxlade • Barnes and Noble $22.56 1 $22.56
Sinister Sludge: Oil Spills and the Environment Daniel R. Faust • Barnes and Noble $21.55 1 $21.55
Searching for Oil Kathleen G. Manatt • Barnes and Noble $24.36 1 $24.36
Air (Science Alive! Series) Darlene Lauw, Lim Cheng Puay • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Reusing and Recycling Charlotte Guillain • Barnes and Noble $18.63 1 $18.63
A Child's Introduction to the Environment: The Air, Earth, and Sea Around Us- Plus Experiments, Projects, and Activities YOU Can Do to Help Our Plan Michael Driscoll, Dennis Driscoll, Meredith Hamilton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
1001 Ways to Save the Earth Joanna Yarrow • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Our Earth: Saving Energy Peggy Hock • Barnes and Noble $18.00 1 $18.00
Oil, Gas, and Coal Tea Benduhn • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Winston of Churchill: One Bear's Battle Against Global Warming Jean Davies Okimoto, Jeremiah Trammell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Experiments with Light: Light Energy Rachel Lynette • Barnes and Noble $25.14 1 $25.14
Container Ships and Oil Tankers Jonathan Sutherland, Diane Canwell • Barnes and Noble $21.53 1 $21.53

Materials cost

$319.43

Vendor shipping charges

 $31.94

Sales tax

 $13.58

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$390.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.61

Total project goal

$475.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $475.61

11 Donors

-$475.61

Donations toward project cost

-$390.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.61

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