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The BIG, Colorful and Curious World of Science
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Gorby's classroom raised $592
This project is fully funded
My Project
Help me grow my science research library by giving students an even greater selection of science books! This DonorsChoose project seeks to expand the number of science research books students can read and use in the classroom.
Each morning students love reading and researching science topics of their own choosing, and exploring the big and colorful world of science through beautifully designed books jam-packed with illustrations, photographs and rich knowledge. These books help them better understand the incredibly complex world around them, and more importantly get them asking questions about and making connections to this larger world.
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Foundation
and 11 other donors.
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Where Your Donation Goes
Materials
Cost
Quantity
Total
Ocean, New Edition (DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias)
• Amazon Business
$34.61
2
$69.22
How Everything Works: From Brain Cells to Black Holes
• Amazon Business
$27.05
2
$54.10
Habitats: From Ocean Trench to Tropical Forest
• Amazon Business
$23.64
2
$47.28
Micro Life: Miracles of the Miniature World Revealed (DK Secret World Encyclopedias) (Packaging may vary)
• Amazon Business
$21.03
2
$42.06
Mammoth Math: Everything You Need to Know About Numbers (DK David Macaulay How Things Work)
• Amazon Business
$16.87
2
$33.74
Cars, Trains, Ships, and Planes: A Visual Encyclopedia of Every Vehicle (DK Our World in Pictures)
• Amazon Business
$13.99
2
$27.98
How to Be a Math Genius: Your Brilliant Brain and How to Train It (DK Train Your Brain)
• Amazon Business
$13.69
2
$27.38
The Animal Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of Life on Earth (DK Our World in Pictures)
• Amazon Business
$13.49
2
$26.98
Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean! (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias)
• Amazon Business
$12.33
2
$24.66
Knowledge Encyclopedia Space!: The Universe as You've Never Seen it Before (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias)
• Amazon Business
$12.06
2
$24.12
Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life (DK Children's Anthologies)
• Amazon Business
$11.30
2
$22.60
Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Plant Kingdom (DK Our World in Pictures)
• Amazon Business
$10.09
2
$20.18
What's the Point of Math? (DK What's the Point of?)
• Amazon Business
$9.91
2
$19.82
Materials cost
$440.12
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$26.41
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.60
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$503.13
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$88.79
Total project goal
$591.92
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$591.92
-$331.54
Donations toward project cost
-$290.31
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$41.23
-$260.38
Match offer toward project cost
-$221.32
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$39.06
Excluded support for DonorsChoose
-$6.17
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