My students need an HP Laptop computer to research the importance of environmental science.
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My Students
My students are part of a restricted 12:1:1 setting due to their severe social/emotional disabilities and academic delays.
All of my students live in Brooklyn, NY with low-income families, in shelters, or with foster families.
My students' home lives are extremely difficult; they display very little trust toward their peers and adults. The abuse and neglect that these children have faced in their life is something no child, or human being, should be exposed to. These teens come to school because it is where they feel "at home." Our school is a warm environment that welcomes all students, regardless of disability.
My Project
Imagine never using technology outside of school. What would that be like? This is reality for my 9th-12th grade students. When learning, my students are fascinated when watching documentaries on Discovery, using the Internet for research, and even being able to type an assignment on Microsoft Word.
This project will benefit my students by providing them the opportunity to see how math and science surround us daily.
My students need this laptop to learn and understand Environmental Science through a hands-on experience.
I will be teaching my unit on Natural Resources, in which my students will be required to research the importance of preserving our planet's resources. My students will learn and understand the harm in burning through our Earth's natural energy sources. The purpose of this unit is to promote critical thinking by allowing students to work together in creating an alternative energy design, which will be presented to the other classes in our school. In order to carry out this unit, my students need a laptop computer to research various energy sources, along with ideas on how they could conserve energy to reduce their carbon footprints.
More than three‑quarters 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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