I teach a wonderful, enthusiastic group of 2nd grade students in the San Leandro area. My students represent a community rich with culture, language, and diversity- one that openly embraces the quest for knowledge and growth.
These second graders deserve the best school experience possible - one that nurtures their academic, emotional, and social development.
As a relatively new teacher who is looking for new ways to stimulate the minds of my students, I need your help to provide the educational tools my students need!
My Project
Every educator understands the importance of providing children with direct experiences with materials, objects, and phenomena to encourage personal understanding of a lesson subject. Nowhere is this more apparent—and crucial—than in science lessons. My students do not currently have access to hands-on science materials. It’s been said that science that isn’t hands-on isn’t science at all!
While scientific information can be remembered when taught through books and lectures, when children study the same concepts through hands-on learning, they build a functional understanding and develop the ability to become independent learners.
In order to teach my students hands-on science based on the Next Generation Science Standards, I am requesting science kits that will allow my students to have complete experiences in the areas of:
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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