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Mrs. Dixon from Henrico VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Science Is Life!

My students need these materials to gain deeper knowledge of science topics.

  • $516 goal

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My Students

" I love coming to school, my classroom is a comfortable organized place to learn" this is what I want my students to think and feel! These resources are needed to achieve this in our classroom. Small group reading daily requires organization and materials to ensure students are given the best opportunity to be successful. My students are hard workers and come from all different background.My classroom consists of ESL students and non-ESL students. My students love hands-on activities that assist them in learning and really enjoy learning new things.

We work every day with our end goal in mind.

In our classroom we think of each other as a family and I strive to provide the students with a comfortable and loving environment.

Our classroom mission is, always have a Can Do attitude and even though we don't know everything Yet we will if we keep trying!

My Project

Science is a subject that often gets overlooked due to the high demand for reading,writing and math. However, science is the foundation of our health system and can provide many opportunities for many students as they progress in their education. Having a great science foundation will allow some students to continue further in the scientific field.

My students love science!

These products include simple machines. Within the kits are pulleys, incline planes, wedge and other simple machines. Students will be able to use the knex kit to put together different simple machines to understand how they interact to create larger machines.

My students always actively participate in all science lessons and have many questions on how things work. I don't always have the materials to show them how things work so I do the best I can with what I have. These materials will allow them to experience it first hand and really understand simple machines and soil.

The soil kit will allow students to explore the different layers of soil and well as study he information reinforced on the notecards that are provided with the kits. We need a carpet in our classroom so the students can come together and share the materials and closely interact with one another.

My students enjoy reading science related books especially when we study animals adapatations. So these books will help students learn the different features that many animals have and why they are needed for survival.

Mrs. Dixon
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ottomanson Jenny Collection Children's Multi Color Educational Alphabet (Non-Slip) Kids Classroom Area Rugs, 8'2" X 9'10", Multicolor • Amazon Business $98.06 1 $98.06
PP226 - Simple Machines Activity Lab • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
HH265 - Read About Science Learning Center - Rocks and Soil • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98
Ottomanson Jenny Collection Light Blue Frame with Multi Colors Kids Children's Educational Alphabet (Non-Slip) Area Rug, Blue, 5'0" x 6'6" • Amazon Business $44.17 1 $44.17
K'NEX Education - Intro to Simple Machines: Levers and Pulleys Set – 178 Pieces – For Grades 3-5 – Construction Education Toy • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
PP516 - Science File Folder Games - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Learning Resources Simple Machines, Set of 5 • Amazon Business $30.81 1 $30.81
Learning Resources Playground Engineering & Design STEM Set, 104 Pieces • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Simple Machines (Starting with Science) • Amazon Business $5.80 1 $5.80
What If You Had Animal Feet? • Amazon Business $4.47 1 $4.47
What If You Had Animal Teeth? • Amazon Business $3.61 1 $3.61
What If You Had Animal Hair? • Amazon Business $3.39 1 $3.39
What If You Had Animal Ears? • Amazon Business $2.89 1 $2.89

Materials cost

$402.14

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$438.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.32

Total project goal

$515.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$515.49

1 Donor

-$515.00

Donations toward project cost

-$437.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.25

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$0.00

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