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Ms. Miller from Malden, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Scientists and Engineers - Girls Can Too!

My students need biographies of scientists to improve reading and content comprehension, and to inspire everyone to participate in STEM fields.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Miller's classroom raised $217

This project is fully funded

My Students

Too often my girls will still ask me wide-eyed, "Girls can be ...?" and my boys will declare, "Girls can't do ..." In 2014, there is still the idea that STEM subjects are things girls just aren't interested in.

My students are English Language Learners (ELLs) who live in a low-income district with great diversity.

Our district has the highest number of different languages in the state. To best address our students' needs and interests, we've recently become an Innovation School with a focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics, though we include the "A" for the arts) This school-wide shift has sparked a huge interest for STEM-related materials. As a language-based classroom I am finding that most books that deal with the pioneers in STEM fields are primarily about men. STEM fields already have a huge under-representation of women and it is my hope that we can help equalize the playing field!

My Project

While providing my students with positive role-models in the STEM fields, these books will also serve as spring boards for academic-level conversation, improved reading comprehension, increased academic vocabulary and introductions to the many wonders, ideas, and professions they might pursue.

It is our job as educators - whether you are a teacher, a parent, or a friend of schools - not only to prepare our students for the future, but to inspire them.

These books will help show them that they truly can be what they choose to be no matter who they are or what challenges they may face.

Ms. Miller Linden Steam Academy Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

80 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer • Amazon $14.52 1 $14.52
Maria's Comet • Amazon $14.30 1 $14.30
Florence Nightingale • Amazon $14.21 1 $14.21
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya • Amazon $14.10 1 $14.10
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell (Christy Ottaviano Books) • Amazon $14.10 1 $14.10
In the Bag!: Margaret Knight Wraps It Up (Great Idea Series) • Amazon $13.84 1 $13.84
Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian • Amazon $13.35 1 $13.35
Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World • Amazon $13.32 1 $13.32
Rosie Revere, Engineer • Amazon $8.83 1 $8.83
Stone Girl Bone Girl: The Story of Mary Anning • Amazon $8.09 1 $8.09
Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists • Amazon $8.05 1 $8.05
Lise Meitner: Had the Right Vision about Nuclear Fission (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors & Scientists) • Amazon $6.25 1 $6.25
Who Is Jane Goodall? (Who Was...?) • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
DK Biography: Marie Curie • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08

Materials cost

$151.53

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$183.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.44

Total project goal

$216.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $216.24

5 Donors

-$166.24

Donations toward project cost

-$141.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.94

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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