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Ms. Knier from Dallas TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Stellar Scientists In Need Of Interactive Notebook Supplies

My students need glue sticks, colored paper, crayons and sticky notes to make their science lab notebooks interactive and functional.

  • $470 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Is it even possible to interact with a NOTEBOOK?! My middle school science students could prove that it is not only possible, but surprisingly fun.

I teach 8th grade science at a low-income public school in north Texas.

More than half of my students are 'English Language Learners,' some of whom have only been in the United States for a few years. I had the privilege of working with this group of students last year as their 7th grade science teacher, and I was blown away by the amount of progress we made during our time together. The curiosity and enthusiasm my students have for the subject was incredibly inspiring on a daily basis. At the end of May, I was not ready for my students to leave my classroom. Instead of making all of them repeat 7th grade a second time, I decided to move up to 8th grade with them! I am incredibly excited to have another year with my amazing students to continue our progress and growth.

My Project

The supplies requested will provide my students the ability to create their own personal "textbook" for 8th grade science. Our interactive notebooks are structured so that right-side pages are for "input," which is in the form of Cornell notes. I provide definitions and key points for them to write down, they add their own study questions and summary. Sticky notes are used to provide fellow classmates with feedback. After trading notebooks and reading over notes, students give one another a "star," a compliment about their notes, and a "plus," a way to improve them. The pages on the left-side of the notebook are for "output," where students use creative and visual means to synthesize material from the Cornell notes. Colored paper, glue, and crayons help my students to create graphic organizers, color-code diagrams, and illustrate vocabulary. Visual representations and color help to strengthen retention for all of my students, particularly my 'English Language Learners.'

Providing these resources will help my students continue to grow in ways more than just content knowledge.

The implementation of our interactive notebooks helps them build a new framework for thinking. Though resistant at first, they are pushed to think independently and creatively, as opposed to regurgitating information verbatim. The confidence gained while beginning to think for themselves perpetuates a love for learning that is valuable beyond measure. Your donation makes this possible!

Ms. Knier
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
CRAYONS CRAYOLA 16 COLOR CLASS PACK OF 800 • School Specialty $56.99 1 $56.99
GLUE STICK 1.27OZ PURPLE PACK OF 12 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $14.14 4 $56.56
NOTES POST IT 3X3 ASSRTD ULTRA 14 VALUE PACK PACK OF 14 • School Specialty $17.94 2 $35.88
PAPER 8.5X11 ROCKET RED 24# ASTROBRIGHT REAM • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER 8.5X11 SOLAR YELLOW 24# ASTROBRIGHT REAM • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER 8.5X11 COSMIC ORANGE 24# ASTROBRIGHT REAM • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER 8.5X11 PLANETRY PURPLE 24# ASTROBRIGHT REAM • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER 8.5X11 TERRA GREEN 24# ASTROBRIGHT REAM • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER 8.5X11 VENUS VIOLET 24# ASTROBRIGHT REAM • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER ASTROBRT GLXY GLD 24 -WAU22571 • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER 8.5X11 FIREBALL FUCHSIA 24# ASTROBRIGHT REAM • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER 8.5X11 LIFT OFF LEMON 24# ASTROBRIGHT REAM • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER 8.5X11 LUNAR BLUE 24# ASTROBRIGHT REAM • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
CARDSTOCK ASTROBRIGHTS 65 LB 8 1/2X11 TERRA GREEN PACK OF 250 • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER 8.5X11 GAMMA GREEN 24# ASTROBRIGHT REAM • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
PAPER ASTROBRIGHTS 24LB 8.5X11 PLASMA PINK PK/500 SHEETS • School Specialty $12.34 1 $12.34
PAPER FORE D-P TOURG LTR • School Specialty $9.49 1 $9.49

Materials cost

$330.74

Vendor shipping charges

$33.07

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$398.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.37

Total project goal

$469.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$469.14

2 Donors

-$369.14

Donations toward project cost

-$313.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.37

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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$0.00

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