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Ms. Pollak from Woodland Hills CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Real Fossils!

Help me give my students some amazing fossils to look at! Also, a model of our solar system so they can see the difference between the size of the planets and our amazing Sun!

  • $184 goal

This project expired on July 24, 2020.

This project expired on July 24, 2020.

My Students

My students are special because of the extreme ethnic diversity of our community and the diversity of their learning abilities. I have students who are from Afghanistan, India, Mexico, The Philippines, El Salvador, Guatemala, Israel, Korea, China, Iran, and Iraq. Many students are first-generation immigrants.

Furthermore, my school also makes an effort to integrate as many special needs and EL students as possible into general education science classrooms.

That means I have between five to 15 students in each of my classes who have IEPs, 504s, or LEP designations. These students are able to participate in science because of the flexible nature of the inquiry-based, hands-on curriculum. We have also started Next Generation Science Standards curriculum this year, which is very exciting.

My Project

When learning about fossils and what they show it helps so much to have real ones the kids can hold and draw!

The model of the Solar System is terrific for showing what the difference is between the size of our planet and the Sun!

Both of these Science supplies will help me bring the learning objectives to life! I hope you will help our class get as much as we can out of the amazing world of Science. Thank you so much for your generosity! It really makes a difference! Come to class to see it all in action!

Ms. Pollak
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
MODEL SOLAR SYSTEM • Frey Scientific $86.32 1 $86.32
COLLECTION FOSSIL STARTER • Frey Scientific $11.69 1 $11.69
Fossils • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07

Materials cost

$103.08

Vendor shipping charges

$11.76

Sales tax

$9.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$155.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.50

Total project goal

$183.32

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