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Mrs. Smith from Provo, UT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Smith's classroom raised $377

Rocks and Soil Science Materials

My students need to have collections of the different types of rocks to help them learn about them. They also need books to help them learn more about rocks.

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Mrs. Smith Freedom Preparatory Academy - Provo Elementary
Provo, UT Grades PreK-2

My Students

My students love bringing in rocks to share with the class during our study of rocks. However most of the rocks are all one type. I would like my students to be able to compare the different types of rocks and then take that information to classify the rocks they bring in.

I teach First Grade in a Title I, or high poverty school.

I have wonderful students who steal my heart away every day. They are happy, loving, and excited to learn. My students are also full of questions. My goal is to help them continue to question by using their questions to direct my instruction and allowing them time to explore and research.

My Project

My students need to have collections of the different types of rocks to help them learn about them. They also need books to help them learn more about rocks. I plan to use these materials with an approach called CORI (Concept oriented reading instruction). While, CORI is usually used in middle schools,I have found it a wonderful way to make reading instruction come alive for my reluctant readers while studying science. Then by providing hands-on experiences with rocks, I am allowing my students to work on their critical thinking skills and take charge of their own learning.

This project is important to me because it will motivate my students to learn by providing hands-on materials.

I want my students to be active learners. I have been able to collect some science items and do this approach with another unit and it changed my students and me. It truly is an amazing experience to walk into a first grade classroom and see the students actively researching, problem solving, and loving learning.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Half of students from low‑income households

75 students impacted 7 donors
Mrs. Smith Freedom Preparatory Academy - Provo Elementary Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Provo, UT View local requests

Half 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

75 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FE405X - Classroom Rock, Fossil & Mineral Collections - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $99.00 1 $99.00
GG862 - Rocks & Soil Book Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $30.50 1 $30.50
FF486 - Learn About Rocks & Minerals Discovery Center • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
Rocks & Minerals Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
Rocks: Hard, Soft, Smooth, and Rough Natalie M. Rosinsky, Matthew John (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $20.55 1 $20.55
Rocks Robin Nelson • Barnes and Noble $15.10 1 $15.10
Rocks Sally M. Walker • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64
Rocks and Minerals (Eye Wonder Series) DK Publishing, Manufactured by Dorling Kindersley Publishing • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51
Rocks and Minerals Ann O. Squire • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Jump into Science: Rocks and Minerals Steve Tomecek, Kyle Poling (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.85 1 $10.85
Janice VanCleave's Rocks and Minerals: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn into Science Fair Projects Janice VanCleave, Janice Van Cleave • Barnes and Noble $8.89 1 $8.89
Everybody Needs a Rock Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Experiments with Rocks and Minerals Salvatore Tocci • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Rock Mary Firestone • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
If You Find a Rock Peggy Christian, Barbara Hirsch Lember (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Looking at Rocks Jennifer Dussling, Allan Drew-Brook-Cormack (Illustrator), Tim Haggerty (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97

Materials cost

$280.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$320.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.47

Total project goal

$376.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $376.49

4 Donors

-$187.72

Donations toward project cost

-$160.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.71

match offer

-$188.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$160.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.53

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 $0.00

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