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Ms. Tai from Daly City, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science Around Us!

My students need colorful science posters depicting space, evolution, cells, and famous scientists to immerse themselves in this exciting subject!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Tai's classroom raised $287

This project is fully funded

My Students

Have you ever looked at a poster and remembered seeing it for the first time in your middle school classroom? My scientists study a variety of science topics, from cells to anatomy, to chemistry to astronomy. We need vibrant posters around our classroom to help us visualize these important topics!

My middle schoolers are the most hardworking and curious young scientists I know.

Despite the socioeconomic challenges that my students face, they enter my classroom with respect, pride, and responsibility for their own future. Many of these students are low-income English learners in a Title 1 school. Some have learning disabilities and some have language difficulties, but many are learning science for the first time in middle school and they are so excited to be in a science class! Most of them plan to go to college and many of them want to study medicine in the future. Regardless of their low skills in reading and math, these students put forth their best effort to succeed in my class and they inspire their teachers to keep on teaching.

My Project

Due to school budget cuts, items for class decorations have been pushed aside for many years, but I believe it is important for students to enter a classroom filled with large, colorful posters of the topics they are learning. Science is exciting for many students, especially visual learners, who require images to help therm understand abstract concept. I am requesting large, vibrant posters of the science topics covered in class. From cells and chemistry, to posters of Darwin and Newton, these displays help familiarize students with the important figures and concepts in the field of science. "A journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step" These motivational posters provide great visuals for teaching growth mindset, the value of hard work, and the importance of grit. By displaying these important messages around the classroom, I hope to inspire my students to work hard and never give up.

By donating to this project, my students will receive visuals of hard-to-understand topics when they enter their science class.

By donating to this project, you will inspire my middle school students to be future scientists and doctors, and help them build a brighter future.

Ms. Tai Benjamin Franklin Intermediate School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Daly City, CA View local requests

More than 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Frey Scientific 574007 Periodic Table Wall Chart, 45" x 35" Size • Amazon $45.42 1 $45.42
(24x36) Classic You Are Here Galaxy Space Science Poster Print • Amazon $14.99 1 $14.99
Rocket Launch Area Warning Sign / Retro Wall Plaque • Amazon $14.88 1 $14.88
American Educational Meteorite Poster, 32" Length x 22-3/4" Width • Amazon $12.92 1 $12.92
Argus Poster: 30 Years From Now; no. T-A62882 • Amazon $4.99 2 $9.98
The Great Wall of China-"The Journey of a Thousand Miles"-Lao-tzu, Photography Poster Print, 24 by 36-Inch • Amazon $8.34 1 $8.34
Teaching Poster Set: Life Science; no. MC-P077 • Amazon $8.27 1 $8.27
Galileo Galilei - In Questions of Science - Famous Person Classroom Poster • Amazon $7.99 1 $7.99
(12x36) Charles Darwin (Portrait) Art Poster Pritn • Amazon $7.95 1 $7.95
(11x17) Leonardo Da Vinci (Self-Portrait) Art Poster Print • Amazon $5.99 1 $5.99
(13x19) Tarantula Nebula Space Photo Art Poster Print • Amazon $5.99 1 $5.99
Argus Poster: Just Because Something Is Difficult; no. T-A63044 • Amazon $2.90 2 $5.80
(11x17) Orion Nebula Brilliant Space Photo Poster Print • Amazon $5.65 1 $5.65
(11x17) Happy Sweet Sixteen Hubble Telescope Starburst Galaxy M82 Space Photo Art Poster Print • Amazon $4.99 1 $4.99
(13x19) Mass Times Acceleration Snorg Tees Poster • Amazon $4.99 1 $4.99
(13x19) Schrodinger's Cat Snorg Tees Poster • Amazon $4.99 1 $4.99
Vincent Van Gogh (The Starry Night) Art Print Poster - 36x24 • Amazon $4.73 1 $4.73
Albert Einstein (Wisdome, Quotes) Art Poster Print - 24x36 Poster Print, 24x36 • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
Our Solar System Poster Print, 36x24 Poster Print, 36x24 Poster Print, 36x24 • Amazon $4.13 1 $4.13
(13x19) Thorium Element Snorg Tees Poster • Amazon $2.99 1 $2.99
Carson Dellosa Mark Twain DNA Chart (5925) • Amazon $2.49 1 $2.49
(11x17) Leonardo Da Vinci (Female Head, La Scapigliata) Art Poster Print Art Poster Print • Amazon $1.74 1 $1.74
(24x36) Our Solar System (Planets) Art Poster Print • Amazon $1.68 1 $1.68
Vitruvian Man Poster Print by Leonardo da Vinci , 24x36 Fine Art Poster Print by Leonardo da Vinci , 24x36 • Amazon $1.63 1 $1.63
(24x36) Katsushika Hokusai The Great Wave off Kanagawa Art Print Poster • Amazon $0.17 1 $0.17

Materials cost

$193.19

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $17.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$243.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.02

Total project goal

$286.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $286.79

1 Donor

-$60.94

Donations toward project cost

-$60.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$215.09

Match offers toward project cost

-$182.83

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.26

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.75

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 $0.00

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