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Mrs. Smith from Lexington, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Smith's classroom raised $444

Reading Through The STEAM

My students need a vast array of subject specific reading material.

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Mrs. Smith Lexington High School
Lexington, TX Grades 9-12

My Students

My STEAM Classroom is a place of challenge and discovery. My hope for each of my students is that they will leave my classroom better than they entered it-I want them to grow not only as learners but also as human beings. Bearing that in mind, I make it my goal (every year) to improve my teaching methods and to find new/creative ways to ensure that my students have a foundation of knowledge and skills that will help them advance and thrive in the real world that awaits them after high school.

The majority of my students are Juniors and Seniors, all hailing from rural Texas.

Our geographical location is (in many ways) ideal, but it does make it difficult to offer my students the same experiences as some of their peers who come from larger areas.

Because we now live in a world driven by global exchange, I believe that now (more than ever) it is imperative that my students have access to a wealth of subject related reading material. These types of literature experiences will ensure that my kiddos can do more than compete in the work force of tomorrow-they will allow them to thrive.

My Project

The selected reading material will be used in my classroom to supplement instruction and broaden the depth of my student's learning. It is imperative that classrooms adjust to meet the needs of their students, and while it might seem crazy to assign reading in a science class, it is absolutely vital for life long learning.

Having these books in my STEAM library will mean that every child who walks through my door has access to a number of different reading experiences, and thus, has the opportunity to expand their knowledge of the world around them.

Arming kids with the background knowledge they will need to be successful human beings in the future is the most important thing educators can do for their students.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

80 students impacted 10 donors
Mrs. Smith Lexington High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lexington, TX 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

80 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Physics Over Easy: Breakfasts With Beth and Physics (Second Edition) • Amazon Business $24.00 1 $24.00
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women • Amazon Business $18.94 1 $18.94
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution • Amazon Business $13.92 1 $13.92
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions • Amazon Business $13.72 1 $13.72
Cosmos • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
You Are Stardust • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News: Shocking but Utterly True Facts • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Seven Elements that Changed the World: An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog • Amazon Business $12.13 1 $12.13
For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks • Amazon Business $11.92 1 $11.92
Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc • Amazon Business $11.44 1 $11.44
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry • Amazon Business $11.37 1 $11.37
The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $11.22 1 $11.22
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Proof: The Science of Booze • Amazon Business $10.22 1 $10.22
A Brief History of Time • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory • Amazon Business $9.56 1 $9.56
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements • Amazon Business $9.51 1 $9.51
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) • Amazon Business $9.27 1 $9.27
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark • Amazon Business $9.24 1 $9.24
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind • Amazon Business $8.70 1 $8.70
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel • Amazon Business $8.44 1 $8.44
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything • Amazon Business $8.17 1 $8.17
Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home (Bloomsbury Sigma) • Amazon Business $7.38 1 $7.38
AsapSCIENCE: Answers to the World's Weirdest Questions, Most Persistent Rumors, and Unexplained Phenomena • Amazon Business $7.14 1 $7.14

Materials cost

$341.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$376.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.48

Total project goal

$443.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $443.19

5 Donors

-$433.14

Donations toward project cost

-$368.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.97

match offer

-$10.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.51

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