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Mr. Atallah from Irvine, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Amazing Brain Library

My students need 17 popular science books about the brain, including works by Oliver Sacks and Antonio Damasio.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Atallah's classroom raised $319

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I love teaching about the brain. I think that it is a great means to get kids interested in science as a career. This is for the neuroscience unit of a twelfth grade anatomy and physiology class.

I can't think of anyone who doesn't love to hear about weird things that the brain can do and what happens when something goes wrong that exposes the beautiful complexity of the mind. I teach anatomy and physiology, and during my neuroscience unit I would like to offer a library of popular science books for my students to check out and read during the unit.

I have asked for a variety of popular science books from authors like Oliver Sacks, Jonah Lehrer and Antonio Damasio for my students to read. I have read all of these books, and they could not be more interesting as well as informative. Furthermore, I can't imagine that students won't be talking to their parents about the amazing things they're reading about the brain.

When you read anyone of these books you can't help but think, "Man, these guys have cool jobs!" I want my students to realize that scientific research is amazing and exciting. Also, these books show amazing experimental methods that show the ingenuity and creativity that can be shown through scientific experiments. These books will get students excited about science.

Mr. Atallah Woodbridge High School Grades 9-12 Irvine, CA View local requests 60 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers V.S. Ramachandran • Barnes and Noble $10.76 1 $10.76
The Conscious Brain: Facts and Consequences Antonio Damasio • Barnes and Noble $18.90 1 $18.90
Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain Antonio Damasio • Barnes and Noble $11.52 1 $11.52
The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness Antonio Damasio • Barnes and Noble $11.52 1 $11.52
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain Antonio Damasio • Barnes and Noble $11.52 1 $11.52
Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention Stanislas Dehaene • Barnes and Noble $20.12 1 $20.12
How We Decide Jonah Lehrer • Barnes and Noble $18.00 1 $18.00
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession Daniel J. Levitin • Barnes and Noble $11.52 1 $11.52
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science Norman Doidge • Barnes and Noble $11.52 1 $11.52
Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind V. S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee • Barnes and Noble $11.52 1 $11.52
Seeing Voices Oliver Sacks • Barnes and Noble $10.04 1 $10.04
Migraine: The Evolution of a Common Disorder Oliver Sacks • Barnes and Noble $11.48 1 $11.48
A Leg to Stand On Oliver Sacks • Barnes and Noble $10.08 1 $10.08
Awakenings Oliver Sacks • Barnes and Noble $11.52 1 $11.52
An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales Oliver Sacks • Barnes and Noble $10.80 1 $10.80
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Oliver Sacks • Barnes and Noble $10.80 1 $10.80
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain Oliver Sacks • Barnes and Noble $10.76 1 $10.76

Materials cost

$212.38

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.24

Sales tax

 $15.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$261.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.34

Total project goal

$318.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $318.55

11 Donors

-$298.79

Donations toward project cost

-$261.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.76

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